The Cabin in the Woods

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The Cabin in the Woods

R

2012

1h 35m

Horror

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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When five college friends (Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams) arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim to backwoods zombies, but there is another factor at play. Two scientists (Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford) are manipulating the ghoulish goings-on, but even as the body count rises, there is yet more at work than meets the eye.

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Critics Consensus

The Cabin in the Woods is an astonishing meta-feat, capable of being funny, strange, and scary -- frequently all at the same time.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Aug 31, 2018

This is, I know, a self-aware film: its clichés are parodies of horror clichés generally, but to subvert a form, it should, first and foremost, work as an entertainment, and it most surely does not.

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

Sep 27, 2015

B+

Ranks among one of the most wryly self-aware works of American pop culture entertainment in years.

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Bruce Diones

The New Yorker

Oct 6, 2014

The filmmakers are less interested in providing a slow buildup to their frights than in splattering the clichés of the form in funny, spirited ways.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 15, 2026

3.5/4

It grows ever more outrageous and entertaining as it barrels toward its take-no-prisoners climax.

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Chase Hutchinson

The Inlander (Spokane, WA)

Oct 10, 2025

A clever skewering of horror clichés that carves out plenty of bloody fun all its own, The Cabin in the Woods deconstructs the genre while also working as a solid entry in it. That the film lives and dies on a stoner saving the day makes it a real treat.

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Jan 18, 2024

Too many unfulfilled angles from the heap of concept attempted.

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Jerel H

May 15, 2026

Classically hilarious.

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Claudio

May 12, 2026

Very funny moments but also pretty horrifying ones. I love that this movie can balance the two.

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Susan H

May 9, 2026

This classic meta horror film packs so much into a less than 2 hour run time. By turns it is genuinely scary, hilarious, sad, & so very clever. This was my 4th viewing, and it's just as good as the first time (maybe better, as I catch more of it!).

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Robert P

@Superbad 4 days ago

The Cabin in the Woods is a great 4 star movie...

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Rich C

@RT44381523 Aug 17, 2026

Solid movie, from start to finish.

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K W

@KraigwithaK Aug 5, 2026

The genius of this movie is watching it set up the standard horror formula just so it can gleefully grab that formula by the throat and throw it down a flight of stairs. It’s scary, hilarious, bloody, clever, and completely fucking bonkers. One minute you're watching a familiar "kids go to creepy cabin" setup, and the next you're sitting there thinking, "What the actual hell am I watching?" The cast commits beautifully to the insanity, the writing is wickedly funny, and the movie manages to roast horror clichés while still clearly loving the genre. It’s basically a love letter to horror written in blood and then mailed directly to your face. The monsters alone deserve their own goddamn theme park. There’s so much batshit creativity packed into this thing that you could pause the movie at random and probably discover another nightmare lurking in the background.

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Synopsis

When five college friends (Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams) arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim to backwoods zombies, but there is another factor at play. Two scientists (Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford) are manipulating the ghoulish goings-on, but even as the body count rises, there is yet more at work than meets the eye.

Director: Drew Goddard
Producer: Joss Whedon
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Mutant Enemy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lions Gate Films
Rating: R (Gore|Drug Use|Strong Horror Violence|Language|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.0M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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