Summary
An archaeological team attempt to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+19)
Critics 19Audiences 38GoodWatch 30
Metascore24
Tomatometer13%
IMDb4.7
Letterboxd · 25 K ratings2.1/5
User score4.0
Audience score21%
Box office
2.6×its budget
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $17 M
Worldwide it earned $10 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 29 min
A typical length for horror movies, −6 min on the typical 95
typical 9589Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 22 countries, rent or buy in 42 more
+12Released
2014
December 4, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 3
- Grégory Levasseur Director
- Heidi El Ayoubi First Assistant Director
- Erin Connarn Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Daniel Meersand Writer
- Nick Simon Writer
Production · 14
- Robert O. Kaplan Executive Producer
- Justine Raczkiewicz Executive Producer
- Alfred S. Newman Executive Producer
- Alexandre Aja Producer
- Mark Canton Producer
- Scott C. Silver Producer, Editor
Camera · 1
- Laurent Tangy Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Adrien Arnaud Dialogue Editor
- Serge Harvey Digital Intermediate
Sound · 4
- Nima Fakhrara Original Music Composer
- Emmanuel Augeard Sound Designer
- Jamal Quandil Boom Operator
- Guy Francoeur Foley
Art · 3
- Marco Trentini Production Design
- Alessandro Santucci Art Direction
- Alessandra Querzola Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Essouci Zakia Costume Design
- Larbi Laadimi Costume Assistant
- Samira Bejjoudi Set Costumer
- Olivier Afonso Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Abdellah Elbidani Key Costumer
Visual Effects · 11
- Oliver Ojeil Visual Effects Supervisor
- Derek Wentworth Visual Effects Supervisor
- Grant Harris Animation
- Rich Thorne Visual Effects Producer
- Amine Harfouche VFX Artist
- Stefano Corridori Special Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 12
- Cedric Proust Stunt Coordinator
- Hami Belal Stunts
- Benoît Fabre Stunts
- Joseph Beddelem Stunts
- Tony Como Compositors
- Natalia Witmer Stunts
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