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Cube

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
255K
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Julian Richings in Cube (1997)
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A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.

  • Director
    • Vincenzo Natali
  • Writers
    • André Bijelic
    • Vincenzo Natali
    • Graeme Manson
  • Stars
    • Nicole de Boer
    • Maurice Dean Wint
    • David Hewlett
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    255K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,196
    146
    • Director
      • Vincenzo Natali
    • Writers
      • André Bijelic
      • Vincenzo Natali
      • Graeme Manson
    • Stars
      • Nicole de Boer
      • Maurice Dean Wint
      • David Hewlett
    • 943User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Nicole de Boer
    Nicole de Boer
    • Leaven
    Maurice Dean Wint
    Maurice Dean Wint
    • Quentin
    David Hewlett
    David Hewlett
    • Worth
    Andrew Miller
    Andrew Miller
    • Kazan
    Nicky Guadagni
    Nicky Guadagni
    • Holloway
    Julian Richings
    Julian Richings
    • Alderson
    Wayne Robson
    Wayne Robson
    • Rennes
    • Director
      • Vincenzo Natali
    • Writers
      • André Bijelic
      • Vincenzo Natali
      • Graeme Manson
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    User reviews943

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    8ToldYaSo

    You ever get stuck in an elevator? Multiply that emotion by 1,000

    Great. Another shining example of how my inadequacy in mathematics could be the end of me. I used to skip math class. I took the bare minimum requirement expected of me and passed with something less than flying colours. The point is, math is all that separates our "heroes" from certain death in this arena.

    "Cube" is an innovative little thriller that can safely dodge accusations of blandness or mediocrity. The premise is simple and the plight of the characters is highly relative despite its surrealistic science fiction setting. Six individuals find themselves trapped in a cube comprised of many rooms linked together, with no readily visible way out, no rations, tools or explanation for being there, with traps set up in some of the rooms. An apparent experiment on how people think and react to certain situations and the transformations they might undergo.

    The simplicity of the film and the cube itself are the film's strongest assets and can probably account for it's international success, notably in Japan. It's low budget production costs came under $400,000. But they got a really good bang for their buck with some help from special effects houses that provided their services free of charge. As the director has commented on the audio commentary track of the DVD, one aspect they were going for was a way to have an action flick in one room. They pulled it off quite nicely. Another interesting tidbit brought to light was that each character's name is after a prison.

    A curious aspect of this Canadian film was its surprisingly short run in Canadian cinemas. In speaking with one of the film's producers, Mehra Meh, I learned that despite it's award as "Best First Feature" at the Toronto Film Festival of 1997, the film run in Canada came a year later and was just for a few short weeks before it was yanked from theaters and then showcased internationally. When time came for the DVD release, I found another perplexing development. It was only available as an import. A Canadian film only available as an import in Canada? It wasn't until months later that it was released domestically.

    In any case, the film is available now and worth checking out if you have interest in the psychological thriller fare. Those who work their days or nights (or both) in a cubicle may wish to pass on this one, as it just might be too close to home.
    8RedSaint83

    Scifi concept alone is worth a watch

    The Cube is one of those 'just on the verge of becoming a cult movie' titles that unfortunately doesn't quite stick the landing, but it'll leave you thinking of just "what even is the point.." to many things afterwards.

    Is it social commentary? Philosophical? Perhaps. But not obvious when watching it as it tries to entertain you.

    Content warning for body horror, although as a teen watching this on VHS, the effects are pretty awesome and not something you forget easily, heck, the Resident Evil movie that came not soon after this one even lifted one of the horrible ways someone can die - and hint hint, the title gives it away.

    8 is perhaps a high score, because while it is memorable and definitely worth watching for any true scifi fan, it is pretty hammy in most other aspects.
    newnoir

    AWESOME

    One of the best films I've seen in years. Original, suspenseful, frightening. The idea and execution of this film is so simple yet it's still a very complex and brilliant piece of work. The acting is sometimes a little over the top but it still works. The most amazing thing to me is that the filmmakers only built one cube and made it seem like they made several. This is clever, clever filmmaking. Whoever said there are no good ideas left hasn't seen 'Cube'. Dig it.
    8mjw2305

    Low Budget, Does not have to equal Low Quality

    It probably cost about half the budget of this movie, to make the opening sequence, which successfully gets your attention. Once it has your attention it simply refuses to let you go, it is compelling to say the least.

    The entire cast were pretty much unknown when the film was made (and most still are), but they all gave fine performances throughout. Without the successful casting this film could have easily been a disaster, as it is almost entirely character driven. I'm glad to say that definitely is not the case.

    Despite the low budget and practically unknown cast, the film manages to be clever, intriguing, thought-provoking and highly enjoyable. sadly, this film is probably a one off, i can't think of another low budget film that has half the impact of this one.

    8/10 and worth every point
    7charchuk

    Intriguing concept ruined by terrible script

    Interesting, suspenseful flick, with some great direction, hampered by terrible acting and atrocious dialogue. The overall concept is an intriguing one, and could have made for a better film in the hands of a competent writer, but instead the screenplay is filled with idiotic characters and ludicrous dialogue. Combined with some terrible overacting by most of the cast, and the dialogue-heavy scenes become painful to watch. Fortunately, the 'action' sequences redeem the film, as they are shot well and become incredibly suspenseful - especially the scene with the quiet room. Some great gore effects and a fitting ambiguous ending make it a worthwhile viewing.

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    • Trivia
      Director Vincenzo Natali deleted a final moment from the film in which it's shown what is outside the cube. He said when he was paring the film down in the editing room it was the first thing he removed.
    • Goofs
      When Leaven first checks the rooms' set of numbers for primes, she has to think for a few seconds for each set. The first set of numbers she checks ends in 5; the second set ends in 2. Numbers ending in 2 or 5 (other than 2 and 5 themselves) by definition cannot be prime. Someone proficient at math, as Leaven is, wouldn't need to think about the numbers; she'd register they were multiples of 2 and 5 and move straight to the last number.
    • Quotes

      Rennes: No more talking. No more guessing. Don't even think about nothing that's not right in front of you. That's the real challenge. You've gotta save yourselves from yourselves.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Shaft/Boys and Girls/Jesus' Son/Titan A.E./Pop and Me (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Distorted Reality
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      by Mark Korven

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1997 (Philippines)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • El cubo
    • Filming locations
      • Wallace Avenue Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Cube Libre
      • Odeon Films
      • Ontario Film Development Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$365,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $501,818
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $57,147
      • Sep 13, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $565,727
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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