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Caved In: Prehistoric Terror

2006 · 93 min

A cheap, claustrophobic creature-feature that rattles along with gunfire, cave-ins and rubbery monster attacks, more silly than scary.

Directed by
Richard Pepin
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Tv movie
Overview
An extreme adventure tour group headed by deep caving expert John Palmer descends into a 2000 Ft abandoned salt mine , that was mysteriously closed down years ago after an unexplained disaster trapped all of the miners . They prepare for rock slides , blackouts , cave-ins - whatever might threaten their journey and commence their descent into the depths.

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Directed by
Richard Pepin
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Tv movie
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 2 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
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • family
  • crime
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
horror, science fiction, tv movie
Directed by
Richard Pepin
Written by
Neil Elman
Starring
Christopher Atkins, Colm Meaney, Angela Featherstone, Monica Bîrlădeanu, David Palffy, Chelan Simmons, Stevie Mitchell, Marius Chivu
Music
Aldo Shllaku
Cinematography
Adolfo Bartoli
Runtime
93 min
Country
Romania, United States of America
Languages
English

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