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Summary Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. The Cabin in the Woods is a horror film that turns the genre inside out. (Lionsgate)
Directed By: Drew Goddard
Written By: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
The Cabin in the Woods
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7.4
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Summary Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. The Cabin in the Woods is a horror film that turns the genre inside out. (Lionsgate)
Directed By: Drew Goddard
Written By: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
Where to Watch
Coming Soon
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Get 3 Extra months free
$6.67/mth
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 40 Critic Reviews
72
80% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
15% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 40 Critic Reviews
72
80% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
15% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Apr 12, 2012
By the time the ride is over, director Drew Goddard and co-writers Goddard and Joss Whedon will change course three or four times, nodding and winking but never losing momentum.
Mar 10, 2012
Drew Goddard's giddily brilliant The Cabin in the Woods has a lot on its twisted mind.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 940 User Ratings
7.4
74% Positive
694 Ratings
694 Ratings
16% Mixed
151 Ratings
151 Ratings
10% Negative
95 Ratings
95 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 940 User Ratings
7.4
74% Positive
694 Ratings
694 Ratings
16% Mixed
151 Ratings
151 Ratings
10% Negative
95 Ratings
95 Ratings
Nov 17, 2025
This is by far one of my most favorite horror movies of all time. The way they subvert your expectations and have created such a unique world in this is perfect. I have a personal dream that they start making horror movies in this world, but you don't know it's in The Cabin in the Woods universe until towards the end of the film when it does the big reveal. It will never happen, but it would be so incredible.
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Apr 14, 2012
Because the first narrative is so crushingly generic (which turns out to be the point), most of the amusement derives from trying to figure out what the second one is all about. I'm not sure I ever did, but the climactic one-two punch of special-effects chaos and meta-movie chin stroking should have the fanboys trembling with delight.
Apr 12, 2012
A pulpy, deceivingly insightful send-up of horror movies that elicits just as many knowing chuckles as horrified gasps.
Apr 12, 2012
It's often funny and smart, but seldom deeply involving, and practically never scary.
Apr 8, 2012
Part "Evil Dead," part "The Truman Show," part "Arthur Christmas"... For horror hounds who love a larf, and those of us who always wondered exactly what that dry-ice stuff that rises out of the forest-floor moss is. A fun ride - but not quite a "Scream."
Apr 10, 2012
A creepfest so stupid it makes trashy slash-and-burn epics like "Humans Versus Zombies" and "I Spit on Your Grave" seem like Molière and Proust.
Jul 27, 2020
As someone who rarely watches horror movies, this movie made me realize the potential the genre has. That said, I've always been a huge fan of Urban Legend type stuff. SCP, Lovecraft, that sort of stuff. If you have any interest in anything like that, this is the movie for you.
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Nov 14, 2023
La Cabaña en el Bosque es una película de terror que se atreve a desafiar las convenciones del género. A pesar de tener algunos momentos impactantes y un enfoque novedoso, su fusión de humor y horror puede resultar un tanto desigual. La trama, aunque intrigante, puede volverse confusa en momentos clave. Aun así, la película se destaca por su originalidad y la manera en que subvierte las expectativas del público. El elenco entrega actuaciones competentes, y las sorpresas argumentales mantienen el interés. En general, es una experiencia de terror inusual que, aunque no es perfecta, es digna de verse.
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Aug 21, 2023
I am surprised at how high ratings this movie has - I mean it was decent, but I certainly would not rate it as high - it had some interesting concepts in it and was entertaining, but for me it was not as funny as I expected. Maybe it is because I watched it over 10 years after its release.
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Dec 22, 2014
It is amazing on how so many people like this movie. In my opinion, the movie has ripped off so many aspects in films including the character personalities, and even escalates to obscure stupidity near the end of the film. The only thing that I can say that is good about this movie is the monsters themselves, and the makeup and CGI that went down to make them. But unfortunately, the downright stupid plot and oversexualized female and male characters mixed together with a horrendous plot brings this movie down in the hell it came from.
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Jan 25, 2014
This movie was dreadful. Following on from watching "woman in black" and "Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter" the last two nights I was looking forward to this given all the positive reviews. I see it was meant to have funny parts but I obviously missed the clever tongue in cheek parody of the genre. I just found it very weak.
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Production Company
- Lionsgate
- Mutant Enemy
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- United Artists
- Vancouver Film Studios
Release Date Apr 13, 2012
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating R
Tagline If you hear a strange sound outside... have sex.
Awards
Fright Meter Awards
• 5 Wins & 10 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 3 Wins & 7 Nominations
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
