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The Descent (2006)

The Descent is a horror film that follows a group of thrill-seeking friends who find themselves fractured after one of them loses their husband and daughter in a car accident. Attempting to rejuvenate her friend Sarah and bring her back to the group, Juno convinces her to follow her and their friends to a mysterious cave system they find in the mountains. However, when they find themselves traped with no way out, she reveals she took them to an uncharted region with no chance of rescue, hoping to give them the adventure of the life time. Angry, fearful, and low on supplies, the group travels further into the caves only to discover they're not alone.

The Descent
R
Horror
Adventure
Thriller

Director
Neil Marshall
Release Date
August 4, 2006
Studio(s)
Lionsgate
Distributor(s)
Lionsgate
Cast
Shauna Macdonald , Saskia Mulder , Alex Reid , Natalie Mendoza , MyAnna Buring , Nora-Jane Noone
Writers
Neil Marshall
Runtime
99 minutes
Sequel(s)
The Descent Part 2
Budget
$3.5 million

Summary

A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.

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