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The Ruins (2008) 5.8
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5.8/10 from 44,978 users
Metascore: 44/100
Reviews: 334 user | 222 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins. Director:Carter Smith |
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Cast
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Patricio Almeida Rodriguez | ... | |
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Mario Jurado | ... | |
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Mayan Rifleman
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Walter Quispe | ... | |
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Pauline Whyman | ... |
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Nathan Vega | ... |
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While on vacation in a resort in Mexico, the Americans Jeff, his girlfriend Amy, her best friend Stacy and her boyfriend Eric befriend the German Mathias in the swimming pool. Mathias invites the group to visit the ruins of a Mayan temple with his Greek friend Dimitri in an archeological field where his brother Henrich and his girlfriend are camped eighteen kilometers far from the resort. They hire an old taxi and when they reach the spot, they are surrounded by Mayan villagers armed of revolver, rifle and bow-and-arrow that kill Dimitri and do not allow the group to leave the place. They climb a construction covered of creepers with red flowers, and remain under siege of the locals. When they hear a cell phone in the bottom of a well, Mathias decides to seek the apparatus using a rope that breaks and he has a serious accident breaking his back. Amy and Stacy go to the bottom of the mine to rescue Mathias and they find many corpses covered by the climbing plants; further, they realize... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Terror has evolved.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
4 April 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Las ruinas See more »Box Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£123,507 (UK) (20 June 2008)Gross:
£123,507 (UK) (20 June 2008)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Written by Marc Ferrari, Matt Hirt & Julisa Kruydenhof
Performed by David Gomez
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/MasterSource
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Did You Know?
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Director Carter Smith had just purchased a copy of the Scott B. Smith novel and started reading it when he got the phone call offering him the film adaptation. See more »Goofs
At the ruins, Mathias states that his cell phone should get a signal since it's a world phone. But even though it works in foreign countries, a world phone still needs to be close to a cell tower to get a signal, not in the untamed jungle. See more »Soundtracks
"Mexico Mi Amor"Written by Marc Ferrari, Matt Hirt & Julisa Kruydenhof
Performed by David Gomez
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/MasterSource
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I wasn't too psyched for this movie beforehand, but I got a free pass and figured why the hell not and wound up seeing one of the better horror films I've seen in a good while. Thes best thing I can say about "The Ruins" is that it plays its hand honestly, there's no tweeny BS, no winking at the camera, it's just a classic situational horror film that just keeps getting from bad to worse in the best possible way. Like I said, I got in for free and I kinda feel like I owe 'The Ruins" 10 bucks. But as a small caveat, I saw this film with a bunch of pretentious jackasses sitting behind me and surprise surprise, they didn't like it. So if you fall into that category than do yourselves and anyone who can enjoy a straight shot horror film a favor and stay away.