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The Descent

  • 2005
  • 16
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
243K
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POPULARITY
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Shauna Macdonald in The Descent (2005)
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AdventureHorrorThriller

A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.

  • Director
    • Neil Marshall
  • Writer
    • Neil Marshall
  • Stars
    • Shauna Macdonald
    • Natalie Mendoza
    • Alex Reid
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    243K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,516
    46
    • Director
      • Neil Marshall
    • Writer
      • Neil Marshall
    • Stars
      • Shauna Macdonald
      • Natalie Mendoza
      • Alex Reid
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 202Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 22 nominations

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    Neil Marshall and Sam McCurdy in The Descent (2005)
    Shauna Macdonald in The Descent (2005)
    Shauna Macdonald in The Descent (2005)
    Natalie Mendoza and Saskia Mulder in The Descent (2005)
    Shauna Macdonald in The Descent (2005)
    Saskia Mulder and MyAnna Buring in The Descent (2005)
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    Shauna Macdonald
    Shauna Macdonald
    • Sarah
    Natalie Mendoza
    Natalie Mendoza
    • Juno
    Alex Reid
    Alex Reid
    • Beth
    Saskia Mulder
    Saskia Mulder
    • Rebecca
    MyAnna Buring
    MyAnna Buring
    • Sam
    Nora-Jane Noone
    Nora-Jane Noone
    • Holly
    Oliver Milburn
    Oliver Milburn
    • Paul
    Molly Kayll
    • Jessica
    Craig Conway
    Craig Conway
    • Crawler - Scar
    Leslie Simpson
    • Crawler
    Mark Cronfield
    • Crawler
    Stephen Lamb
    • Crawler
    • (as Steve Lamb)
    Catherine Dyson
    • Crawler
    Julie Ellis
    • Crawler
    Sophie Trott
    • Crawler
    Tristan Matthiae
    Tristan Matthiae
    • Crawler
    Stuart Luis
    • Crawler
    Justin Hackney
    Justin Hackney
    • Crawler
    • Director
      • Neil Marshall
    • Writer
      • Neil Marshall
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to the audio commentary on the special edition DVD, there was an exact replica made of Nora-Jane Noone and after the movie was finished, she got to keep the head of the doll. Once, she put it in her mother's freezer as a joke.
    • Goofs
      All of the spines in the various bone piles throughout the movie have the spines intact and the inter vertebral disks still present in the spines. Inter vertebral disks, however, are cartilage, not bone, and would have decayed (especially given that there is no clothing, hair, or fur in the bone piles, meaning that the bones are quite old). The spine segments should be scattered and in pieces, not in long segments.
    • Quotes

      Beth: I'm an English teacher, not fucking Tomb Raider.

    • Crazy credits
      The creature's snarling sound can be heard at the end of the credits.
    • Alternate versions
      SPOILER: The endings of the US and UK versions differ. In the end, Sarah wakes up at the bottom of the cave, crawls out, and makes her way back to the car. When she is driving away, she pulls over and vomits, and when she leans back into the car, she is startled by the ghost of Juno sitting in the passenger seat. The US version cuts to the credits here. In the UK version, this apparition causes Sarah to wake up for real at the bottom of the cave, revealing her escape to be just a dream. She then has a vision of her daughter's birthday cake, which we see is just her torch. The camera backs out, the voices of the creatures can be heard again and are increasing in strength as they are closing in on her, and the movie ends. This ending was considered "too dark" for US audiences.
    • Connections
      Featured in British Film Forever: Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007)

    User reviews1.3K

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    10/10
    Brilliantly tense from start to finish
    With Dog Soldiers, Neil Marshall created a tight and claustrophobic atmosphere then added the scares to create a very good horror film. However, the tension was often released with humour and the audience were allowed to catch their breath and relax. At no point in The Descent are you allowed to relax as Marshall grabs your attention within the first few minutes and doesn't let go until the credits roll at the end.

    With the film set almost entirely underground, the lack of light is used to wonderful effect and Marshall keeps you on edge for 100 minutes; if you liked Dog Soldiers, 28 Days Later and/or Haute Tension and are sick of the formulaic rubbish being pumped out of Hollywood then The Descent is likely to be right up your street.
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    • enoonmai
    • Jul 9, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2005 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • El descenso
    • Filming locations
      • Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Celador Films
      • Northmen Productions
      • Pathe UK
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £3,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,024,456
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,911,330
      • Aug 6, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $57,130,027
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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