The Descent
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- Synopsis
- One year after a tragic accident, six girlfriends meet in a remote part of the Appalachians for their annual extreme outdoor adventure, in this case the exploration of a cave hidden deep in the woods....
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- Director(s)
- Neil Marshall
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min.
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Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
The director of The Descent is savvy enough to suggest even more than he shows. And he's old-school enough to load up on glimpses of good, clean, gruesome gore.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites
Neil Marshall's horrifically terrific The Descent cannily recasts 1972's "Deliverance" as a female-bonding thriller with some "Hills Have Eyes"-style mutant terror tossed in for truly harrowing effect.Read the full review
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
Prepare to be scared senseless, and then, when you think you have it figured, your certainty will be shaken by scenes built to scare you even more.Read the full review