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  • The Descent
  • Opened August 4, 2006 | Runtime:1 hr. 33 min.
  • R
    strong violence/gore and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. Read More
  • A year after a severe emotional trauma, Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) goes to North Carolina to spend some time exploring caves with her friends; after descending underground, the women find strange cave paintings and evidence of an earlier expedition, Read More
  • Cast: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone, MyAnna Buring
  • Director: Neil Marshall
  • Genres: Adventure Drama, Creature Film, Horror

The Descent Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Intense Horror Movie

    by 619boy531

    This movie was pretty sick. I thought it was going to suck, but I was impressed. The plot was very good, it also had good actors. I recommend this to any horror fans. I can't wait for the 2nd one.

  • Must Go!

    Scary stuff!

    by lublubula

    Watch this with someone else..watch this in the dark...and watch this without distraction..You will jump...scream get angry and best of all be scared throughout...Great tension and suspense..This director works your nerves...Good Stuff!

  • So-so

    The Descent

    by tmkurish

    I liked and disliked this movie at the same time. For the positive, this horror movie is a completely new idea compared to the same slasher films and remakes that are out. The whole movie is very dark and extremely quiet. So when those loud moments happen, it's startling. But on the negative, it's stereotypical horror movie all over again. Dumb women falling over themselves, not knowing what they're doing and some bad shocker moments. Can be very gory and violent. Obviously not for kids under the age of 13/14.

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The Descent Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The director of The Descent is savvy enough to suggest even more than he shows....

  • 90
    The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen

    Neil Marshall's horrifically terrific The Descent cannily recasts 1972's...

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    A cult classic is born.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Hartlaub

    Marshall takes a modest budget and a concept that isn't all that original and...

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