The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · TMDB 6.7
Directed by Drew Goddard
Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.
Why it matters
A meta-horror that deconstructs the genre, revealing that the classic cabin-in-the-woods scenario is a ritual sacrifice orchestrated by a subterranean corporation. The deaths are a buffet of horror archetypes, each one a nod to a different subgenre.
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Released
- 2012-04-12
- Studio
- Mutant Enemy Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.7
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A meta-horror that deconstructs the genre, revealing that the classic cabin-in-the-woods scenario is a ritual sacrifice orchestrated by a subterranean corporation. The deaths are a buffet of horror archetypes, each one a nod to a different subgenre.
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Five friends head to a remote cabin, but an underground facility controls every horror trope they encounter. Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's film is a love letter to the genre that also deconstructs it, ending with the release of every monster imaginable.
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