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The Cave

2005 · 97 min

A claustrophobic, dimly lit creature feature that keeps you tense with murky underwater dread and jump scares, though it feels familiar.

Directed by
Bruce Hunt
Genres
Action, Adventure, Horror
Tagline
There are places man was never meant to go.
Overview
After a group of biologists discovers a huge network of unexplored caves in Romania and, believing it to be an undisturbed eco-system that has produced a new species, they hire the best American team of underwater cave explorers in the world. While exploring deeper into the underwater caves, a rockslide blocks their exit, and they soon discover a larger carnivorous creature has added them to its food chain.

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Directed by
Bruce Hunt
Genres
Action, Adventure, Horror
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • science
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, adventure, horror, thriller
Directed by
Bruce Hunt
Written by
Michael Steinberg, Tegan West
Starring
Cole Hauser, Lena Headey, Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian, Piper Perabo, Daniel Dae Kim, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Rick Ravanello
Music
Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
Cinematography
Ross Emery
Runtime
97 min
Country
Germany, United States of America, Denmark, Romania
Languages
English, Romanian

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