Summary
After moving into a new neighbourhood, brothers Dane & Lucas and their neighbour Julie discover a bottomless hole in the basement of their home. They find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 70Audiences 55GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer82%
Metascore57
User score6.0
IMDb5.7
Letterboxd · 17 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score46%
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −12 min on the typical 104
typical 10492Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 14 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
+4Released
2009
September 12, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
ThrillerAdventureFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Chris MassogliaDane Thompson
Nathan GambleLucas Thompson
Haley BennettJulie Campbell
Teri PoloSusan Thompson
Bruce DernCreepy Carl
Quinn LordAnnie Smith
John DeSantisMonster Dad
Doug ChapmanNormal Dad- MPMark PawsonTravis
Peter ShinkodaYoung Cop
Merritt PattersonJessica
Ali CobrinTiffany
Chelsea RickettsWhitney
Chord OverstreetAdam
Dick MillerPizza Delivery Guy
Jessica JustPool Girl
Directing · 2
- Joe Dante Director
- Ruby J. Munro Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Mark L. Smith Writer
Production · 14
- Chris Bender Executive Producer
- J.C. Spink Executive Producer
- Gary Michael Walters Executive Producer
- Claudio Fäh Producer
- David Lancaster Producer
- Michel Litvak Producer
Camera · 4
- Theo van de Sande Director of Photography
- Norbert Kaluza Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- Tony Whiteside Key Grip
- Ed Araquel Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Marshall Harvey Editor
- Susan Alexander Digital Intermediate Producer
Sound · 14
- Javier Navarrete Original Music Composer
- Jussi Tegelman Sound Designer
- Bruce Nyznik Supervising Sound Editor, ADR Supervisor
- Bryan Pennington Dolby Consultant
- Chris M. Jacobson Sound Re-Recording Mixer, ADR Mixer, Sound Effects Editor
- John Sanacore Foley Mixer
Art · 10
- Brentan Harron Production Design
- Doris Deutschmann Assistant Art Director
- Valentine Pavuls Property Master
- Michael Toby Set Designer
- Tyler Bishop Harron Art Direction
- Victoria Söderholm Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Kate Main Costume Design
- Michelle Roth Costume Supervisor
- Art Anthony Makeup Artist
- Connie Kallos Hairstylist
- Leah Ehman Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist
- Danna Rutherford Key Hair Stylist, Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Stuart Haggerty Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 9
- Scott J. Ateah Stunt Coordinator
- Daniel Cudmore Stunt Double
- Fraser Corbett Stunt Double
- Ninon Parent Stunt Double
- Don Lew Stunt Double
- Darren Marcoux Special Effects Coordinator
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