SummaryBased on skin-curdling tales of the real life "flesh eating virus," Cabin Fever blends the elements of classic horror films of the 70's and 80's with modern day medical terror. (Lions Gate Films)
Directed By:Eli Roth
Written By:Eli Roth, Randy Pearlstein
Cabin Fever
Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
52% Positive
16 Reviews
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29% Mixed
9 Reviews
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100
Gory, scary, smart and funny, this is definitely one of the best horror films I’ve seen in years.
75
Cabin Fever may not be a horror classic, but it's definitely an ideal midnight movie.
User score
Generally Favorable
45% Positive
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
32% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
23% Negative
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
Dec 14, 2014
9
I was really surprised by this one! It was so fun to watch, gory as hell, and also hilarious. I liked how it paid some homage to stuff like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Evil Dead, and The Shining, while also keeping a tongue-in-cheek tone. The gore effects were disgusting, the acting and cinematography were good, and the ending was absolutely hilarious. It seems like a love-it-or-hate-it type of movie, but if you like movies like The Evil Dead and Slither, you'll love this.
75
First-time director Eli Roth turns this cheapie into a greatest-hits of horror. It's a blast of good gory fun that just won't quit.
63
A disciple of David Lynch's, Roth packs his story with horror, humor, hillbillies and sex. Roth caps his fast-moving story with a joke that's as oddly left-field as it is funny, but truth to tell, it is funny.
50
As a thriller, Cabin Fever falls short, filled with characters so obnoxiously stupid that just watching their skin slowly melt off doesn't seem like enough punishment.
38
The movie adds up to a few good ideas and a lot of bad ones, wandering around in search of an organizing principle.
25
It's just a watery, undeservedly smug update of the low-budget, kids-stranded-in-the-sticks bloodfests of the 1970s and '80s.
Nov 7, 2012
9
Two years in a row, new horror classics were released to theaters. First, The Ring, and now Cabin Fever, a deviously delicious exploitation horror from newcomer Eli Roth, who has great potential as a director. This is also some of the best horror camerawork I've seen in a very long time.
Sep 10, 2024
6
I found this a very good horror comedy. You really grow to hate the main characters right from the beginning until the end. The gore is quite gross in places although nothing too strenuous except maybe the leg shaving scene. It is very fast paced so there is no room for getting bored or thinking about the characterisation. It is well worth watching and is very entertaining. It is funny as well as disgusting. It really is quite a memorable film.
Feb 10, 2021
6
Cabin Fever es una película muy interesante, entretenida y directa, pero al mismo tiempo es bastante asquerosa, visceral y explícita. Todo el conjunto funciona bastante bien pese a que el ritmo de la historia es un poco disparejo y el humor negro aplicado en varias ocasiones no siempre funciona.
May 25, 2012
2
An incredibly bad movie that lacks enjoyment, suspense, thriller and the surprise factor of a horror movie.....
Aug 31, 2011
2
Just Painful to watch, what the hell was that about, one thing this movie teach me it's to watch the trailer or read the plot before watching a movie ever again, and not judge the movie only by it's poster (rookie mistake). It was horrible, no sense at all, just stupid. The acting 0/10 those people didn't know what they were doing at all, it was all just a big mess.
Production Company:
- Tonic Films
- Down Home Entertainment
- Black Sky Entertainment
- Deer Path Films
- Cabin Pictures
- Tall Pines Entertainment
Release Date:Sep 12, 2003
Duration:1 h 33 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Unsichtbar. Lautlos. Tödlich. (Invisible. Silent. Deadly.) (German DVD)
Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations
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