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The Ruins is a 2008 horror film directed by Carter Smith and written by Scott Smith, based on Smith's work. The cast includes Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, and Laura Ramsey. Produced by DreamWorks, Spyglass Media Group, and Red Hour Productions, the movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. It features a narrative set in Mexico and originates from Australia, the United States, and Germany.
The film has a runtime of 91 minutes and was released on April 2, 2008. Its original languages are English, Spanish, Yucatec Maya, and German. Key production roles include Darius Khondji as director of photography, Jeff Betancourt as editor, and Graeme Revell as composer. The budget was 8,000,000, resulting in a revenue of 22,818,256. It holds a rating of 5.9 on IMDb and a Metascore of 44.
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5.9Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.
Cast
- Jonathan Tucker as Jeff McIntire
- Jena Malone as Amy
- Shawn Ashmore as Eric
- Laura Ramsey as Stacy
- Joe Anderson as Mathias
- Sergio Calderón as Lead Mayan
Themes
- mexico
- maya civilization
- tourist
- carnivorous plant
- cancún, mexico
- travel
- creature
- survival horror
- ruins
- archaeological expedition
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Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
89,968 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
44/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 7 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- Mayan
- Based on
- The Ruins
- Director
- Carter Smith
- Screenwriter
- Scott Smith
- Composer
- Graeme Revell
- Producer
- Ben Stiller
- Production company
- Red Hour Productions
- Cinematographer
- Darius Khondji
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 288562
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.ruinsmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2008-06-26
- title
- The Ruins
- film editor
- Jeff Betancourt
- executive producer
- Roger Birnbaum
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Grant Major
- after a work by
- Scott Smith
- costume designer
- Lizzy Gardiner
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 52%
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