Despite a solid cast and truly frightening source material, The Ruins founders, thanks to a weak script and an excess of gore.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Carter Smith -
Producer -
Stuart Cornfeld , Chris Bender -
Screenwriter -
Scott B. Smith -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures , DreamWorks SKG -
Production Co -
Red Hour Films -
Rating -
R (Language|Gruesome Images|Nudity|Some Sexuality|Strong Violence) -
Genre -
Horror , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 4, 2008, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 2, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$17.4M -
Runtime -
1h 31m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)