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The Cabin in the Woods

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When five college friends (Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams) arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim to backwoods zombies, but there is another factor at play. Two scientists (Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford) are manipulating the ghoulish goings-on, but even as the body count rises, there is yet more at work than meets the eye.
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The Cabin in the Woods is an astonishing meta-feat, capable of being funny, strange, and scary -- frequently all at the same time.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator This is, I know, a self-aware film: its clichés are parodies of horror clichés generally, but to subvert a form, it should, first and foremost, work as an entertainment, and it most surely does not. Aug 31, 2018 Full Review Eric Kohn IndieWire Ranks among one of the most wryly self-aware works of American pop culture entertainment in years. Rated: B+ Sep 27, 2015 Full Review Bruce Diones The New Yorker The filmmakers are less interested in providing a slow buildup to their frights than in splattering the clichés of the form in funny, spirited ways. Oct 6, 2014 Full Review Don Shanahan Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast Too many unfulfilled angles from the heap of concept attempted. Jan 18, 2024 Full Review Savina Petkova A Good Movie To Watch It still carries the whiff of the late 2000s' misogyny in the way it portrays women and it certainly doesn't try hard enough to disrupt the genre's opposition to female sexuality. Rated: 71 Nov 7, 2023 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Feels like a greatest hits of the best horror-comedies of the last few decades, while also injecting plenty of originality. Rated: 4/5 Sep 24, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael F. Great movie. I expected something close to every other horror film I have seen. I was pleasantly surprised that this was like no other film I had ever seen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review Carlos M Esta pelicula lo tiene todo sinceramente nunca habia visto una pelicula de comedia-terror-slasher y me gusto mucho ya que da guiño a varias peliculas de terror que hemos visto como hellraiser,anaconda,el aro,masacre en texas, alien entre otras sinceramente no esperaba mucho de esta pelicula pero si me gusto y la recomiendo pero cabe recalcar que el ranking de que tanto “terror” da le pondria un 7/10 para ser honesto pero la trama y todo lo demas le da un super plus Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/30/25 Full Review Ian R I enjoyed the throw back to old school horror movies set in spooky houses. Where you see characters going into places you know they shouldn't. Your going like, DON'T GO IN THERE. Likewise the blood and gore. Quite a few jump scares. However, for me, the background story involving scientists and ancient Gods didn't work. I did appreciate Sigourney Weaver's cameo, she is the Queen of sci fi horror movies. The zoo of monsters in the film was an original idea that did work, and the idea that all monsters and devils exist is clever. I'm no great fan of Hemsworth but the cast held the film together well under what was obviously clear direction. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review John W I consider this film a masterpiece and have watched it several times. I'm always surprised that most people seem to feel the same way, because the film is very bizarre and has many twists. But it's not a film you'll forget. I really love it so much. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Eddie L. A middle-aged, smart, funny (& humble) white guy says: Yes Yes Yes Yes out of 5 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/14/25 Full Review Zeferino P. It’s a good watch with someone that doesn’t have a love for horror movies It’s silly enough to be fun Gory enough to be enjoyed by horror fans The second half is better then the first half It is well written and there are tons of nods to some of the best horror movies Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When five college friends (Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams) arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim to backwoods zombies, but there is another factor at play. Two scientists (Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford) are manipulating the ghoulish goings-on, but even as the body count rises, there is yet more at work than meets the eye.
Director
Drew Goddard
Producer
Joss Whedon
Screenwriter
Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Mutant Enemy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lions Gate Films
Rating
R (Gore|Drug Use|Strong Horror Violence|Language|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 13, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$42.0M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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