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The Ruins

(2008)

Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity.

R In Theaters 04/4/2008 , 90min.
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Plot & Details

Based on the novel by A Simple Plan author Scott Smith, director Carter B. Smith's Yucatan-set thriller follows four American tourists as they unwisely venture off the beaten path while vacationing in Cancun. When a friendly German tourist implores the Americans to help search the jungle for his missing brother, the group becomes hopelessly trapped in a nightmare scenario that seems too strange to be true. Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Jena Malone, and Shawn Ashmore star.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Horror
  • Run Time: 90min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 04/04/2008
  • DVD Release Date: 07/08/2008
  • Distributor(s): Paramount
  • Director(s): Carter B. Smith
  • Starring: Jonathan Tucker , Jena Malone , Shawn Ashmore , Laura Ramsey , Joe Anderson
  • Themes: Survival in the Wilderness,Nightmare Vacations
  • Tone: Lurid,Menacing,Ominous
  • Keywords: jungle,man-vs-nature,native,tourist,vacation
  • Country of Origin: USA (04-04-2008)
  • Language: English
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