The Descent
2005
Scream your last breath.
Directed by Neil Marshall
User Rating
Intensity
After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.
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- Director
- Neil Marshall
- Written by
- Neil Marshall
- Produced by
- Christian Colson
- Composer
- David Julyan
- Cinematographer
- Sam McCurdy
- Editor
- Jon Harris
- Makeup FX
- Conal Palmer, Jacqueline Fowler, Neil Morrill, Robin Pritchard
- Studios
- Celador Films, Pathe, Northmen Productions
- Origin country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 7.0/10 (4,565 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 87% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 71/100
- IMDb
- 7.2/10 (277,998 votes)
Awards
- WonSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(2007)
Cast
Shauna Macdonald
Sarah Carter
Natalie Mendoza
Juno Kaplan
Alex Reid
Beth O'Brien
MyAnna Buring
Sam Vernet
Saskia Mulder
Rebecca Vernet
Nora-Jane Noone
Holly
Leslie Simpson
Crawler
Oliver Milburn
Paul Carter
Molly Kayll
Jessica Carter
Craig Conway
Crawler - Scar
Tristan Matthiae
Crawler
Mark Cronfield
Crawler
Stephen Lamb
Crawler
Catherine Dyson
Crawler
Julie Ellis
Crawler
Sophie Trott
Crawler
Stuart Luis
Crawler
Justin Hackney
Crawler
Crew
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Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 26: The Descent (2005)
The Descent Collection
Appears in
100 Favorites
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Nature Bites Back - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Trapped with the Creature
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
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