Trailer+2 trailers
Summary
Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 43Audiences 45GoodWatch 44
Metascore47
Tomatometer38%
IMDb5.0
Letterboxd · 148 K ratings2.5/5
User score4.9
Audience score30%
Box office
9.0×its budget
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $45 M
Worldwide it earned $40 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −15 min on the typical 104
typical 10489Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 33 countries, rent or buy in 30 more
+23Released
2016
September 15, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 6
- Adam Wingard Director, Co-Producer, Original Music Composer
- Chris Garbasauskas Third Assistant Director
- Amy Arter Script Supervisor
- Emely Martin Third Assistant Director
- Gary Blair Smith First Assistant Director
- Chad Fitz Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Simon Barrett Writer, Co-Producer
- Eduardo Sánchez Characters, Executive Producer
- Daniel Myrick Characters, Executive Producer
Production · 35
- Jason Constantine Executive Producer
- Jenny Hinkey Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Michael Paseornek Executive Producer
- John Powers Middleton Executive Producer
- Eda Kowan Executive Producer
- Roy Lee Producer
Camera · 12
- Robby Baumgartner Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Miles J.D. Vedder Key Grip, Boom Operator
- Garry Brook Key Grip
- Martin Kostian Best Boy Grip
- Max Torroba Drone Pilot
- Brandon Scott Flores Drone Pilot
Editing · 6
- Rick Shaine Editor
- Louis F. Cioffi Editor
- Danny Keefe Digital Intermediate
- Ian Vertovec Digital Intermediate
- Lissette Rodriguez First Assistant Editor
- Zara Park Digital Intermediate
Sound · 16
- Jeffrey A. Pitts Sound Designer
- Andy Hay Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Michael Head Foley Editor
- Jesse Pomeroy Dialogue Editor
- John Benson ADR Supervisor
- Dan Kremer Sound Effects Editor
Art · 18
- Tom Hammock Production Design
- Annastacia McDonald Set Dresser, Set Buyer
- Lesley DeHaan Art Department Coordinator
- Ken MacAlpine Location Scout
- Tyler Waring On Set Props
- Sheila Haley Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 14
- Katia Stano Costume Design
- Kathryn Jarymy Assistant Makeup Artist
- Lenah Hama Truck Supervisor
- Connie Agawin Assistant Hairstylist
- Ben Wright Assistant Makeup Artist
- Randall Papavero On Set Dresser
Visual Effects · 8
- Matt Collorafice Visual Effects Supervisor
- Andrew Karr Visual Effects Supervisor
- Takashi Takeoka Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kristy Dearholt Visual Effects Coordinator
- Chris Harding Visual Effects Producer
- Tony Lazarowich Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 9
- Brandon Delgado Gaffer
- Spencer Whitney Lighting Technician
- Gregory Shummon Electrician
- Paul Slatter Gaffer
- Mike Dubé Rigging Gaffer
- John Dekker Gaffer
Other crew · 44
- Loyd Bateman Stunt Coordinator
- Cassandra Ebner Stunt Double
- Breanna Watkins Stunts
- Peter Petrosyan Driver
- Tom Houle Driver
- Dana Phillips Assistant Chef
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