Trailer
Summary
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 71Audiences 78GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer73%
Metascore69
Audience score83%
Letterboxd · 439 K ratings3.9/5
User score7.6
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109109Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 25 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
+15Released
1997
September 11, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
DramaHorrorThrillerLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- Austria
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Michael Haneke Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Jessica Hausner Script Editor
Production · 3
- Veit Heiduschka Producer
- Werner Reitmeier Production Manager
- Phillip Kaiser Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Jürgen Jürges Director of Photography
- Adi Essl Dolly Grip
Editing · 1
- Andreas Prochaska Editor
Sound · 9
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Music
- Pietro Mascagni Music
- Georg Friedrich Händel Music
- John Zorn Music
- Walter Amann Sound Designer
- Daniel Steinbach Sound Assistant
Art · 3
- Christoph Kanter Production Design
- Christian Binder Key Carpenter
- Peter Ecker Property Buyer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Lisy Christl Costume Design
- Waldemar Pokromski Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
- Mac Steinmeier Stunts, Special Effects
- Willi Neuner Special Effects, Stunts
- Danny Bellens Special Effects, Stunts
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