The Ruins Plot Summary and Details

Plot

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

Genre(s):

Horror

Run Time:

90min.

Theatrical Release Date:

04/04/2008

DVD Release Date:

07/08/2008

Distributor(s):

Paramount