The Cave fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
History, everyday modern life, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Functional look and sound
Violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Cave is violent, tense, and fast-paced.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, everyday modern life, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, everyday modern life, and war. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
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The Cave is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on National Geographic. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 83). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 47 min
The Cave runs 1 h 47 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Cave higher (90) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Arabic. Produced in Syria.
+36GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Cave in 50 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 41 storytelling tropes for The Cave, including Action Girl, Artistic License – Chemistry, Rodents of Unusual Size.
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