The Ruins (2008) movie poster

The Ruins (2008)

"Terror has evolved."
ThumbScore
👍 64%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 48%
Horror

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Director
Carter Smith
Runtime
1h 31m
Country
Germany, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.9/10 (1,412 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
44

Cast

Jonathan Tucker as Jeff McIntire · 69% avg
Jena Malone as Amy · 70% avg
Shawn Ashmore as Eric · 69% avg
Laura Ramsey as Stacy · 71% avg
Joe Anderson as Mathias · 66% avg
Sergio Calderón as Lead Mayan
Jesse Ramirez as Mayan Bowman
Balder Moreno as Mayan Horseman

Is The Ruins good?

It's divisive. Only 64% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 48%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#892 / 1168 · Horror
Rank in its year
#167 / 208 · 2008

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Americans 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. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

r/horror
⬆ 838💬 189 comments
The Ruins (2008) is one of my favorite underappreciated horror movies.
This film did not do well and I never see anybody talking about it, but all these years later I find myself rewatching it at least once a year. It's... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "man when the vines start growing inside the girl and she starts flaying herself AHHHHHH"
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⬆ 694💬 130 comments
The Ruins (2008) is currently sitting in the top 10 of Netflix's global chart
Top comment: "After reading the book I had trouble imagining what the film would look like considering SO much of..."
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⬆ 178💬 60 comments
The Ruins (2008)
I recently watched this movie having never heard of it and knowing nothing about it and was super pleasently surprised. Two things I really really... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "Highly recommend the book!"
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