The Cave

2005, Mystery & thriller/Horror, 1h 37m

111 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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Despite its stylized and impressive sets, this horror-monster movie mish-mash suffers from endless cliches and wildly implausible plotlines. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Deadly monsters hunt members (Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian) of an exploration team within a vast network of caverns beneath the Carpathian Mountains.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Intense Creature Violence)
  • Genre:
    mystery & thriller, horror
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Bruce Hunt
  • Producer:
    Tom Rosenberg, Andrew Mason, Richard S. Wright
  • Writer:
    Michael Steinberg, Tegan West
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $14.9M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Columbia TriStar
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Cole Hauser
Jack
Morris Chestnut
Buchanan
Eddie Cibrian
Tyler
Rick Ravanello
Phillip Briggs
Marcel Iures
Dr. Nicolai
Kieran Darcy-Smith
Vince Strode
Daniel Dae Kim
Alex Kim
Lena Headey
Katherine
Piper Perabo
Charlie
Brian Steele
Creature
Bruce Hunt
Director
Tom Rosenberg
Producer
Gary Lucchesi
Executive Producer
Michael Steinberg
Writer
Tegan West
Writer
Andrew Mason
Producer
Richard S. Wright
Producer
Robert Bernacchi
Co-Producer
James McQuaide
Co-Producer
Reinhold Heil
Original Music
Johnny Klimek
Original Music
Ross Emery
Cinematographer
Brian Berdan
Film Editor
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Mary Tricia Wood
Casting
Pier Luigi Basile
Production Design
Cristian Corvin
Art Direction
Enrico Fiorentini
Art Direction
Vlad Vieru
Art Direction
Malcolm Stone
Set Decoration
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Audience Reviews for The Cave

  • Jun 28, 2013
    The story is pretty cliche and I really don't mind that but the acting was horrible. I keep looking at the actors' faces when someone in the story dies and they just look like 'bitch is dead, well dang it' not like 'fuck fuck fuck someone's being killed by something we don't know'. It does have potential to be a good monster movie though but there's just too many flaws and I wished they'd give Piper Perabo more lines and screen time cause she's probably the most interesting character here.
    Cita W Super Reviewer
  • Jan 27, 2013
    If you're into caving and diving, you might get a slight kick out of this. If you're not, then don't bother.
    vieras e Super Reviewer
  • May 06, 2012
    An intrepid group of underground, underwater cave explorers try their hand in Romania (Dracula territory, a tip off), where they've found a new cave, under a mountain, under a church, and discover that they are in turn discovered by flesh eating monstrosities. Claustrophobic spaces, lots of uber-dark, and a music score from Psycho does not prevent science types from wandering off on their own (" hello, don't worry, I'm a doctor, highly trained, did you hear that noise, I'll go by myself to check it out w/this flashlight that don't work and no weapons even though I know something's out there killing us all off ...") one by one ... and the result is predictable movie horror cliches.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Dec 28, 2011
    Don't be fooled by the poster and the trailer. Uttely disappointed after watching it. So campy and predictable, don't bother.
    Sylvester K Super Reviewer
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