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The Descent 2005

Directed by Neil Marshall · 100 mins · 2,011 views

3.6 Letterboxd 3.56(499,949)
Ratings ˗ S T G M A S H J A

Synopsis

After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.

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Reviews (63)

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    ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗ 8 月 24, 2026

    ✨💅💕 just girly things 💕💅✨

    2,712 1
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    sarah 8 月 24, 2026

    good for them bc I would have given up immediately

    4,623 10
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    i would survive this because i would simply NOT do this ever

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    George Carmi 8 月 24, 2026

    Catch me never in a fucking cave.

    4,777 8
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    Marian 8 月 24, 2026

    the part where it was dark and i couldn’t figure out what was going on… iconic

    6,142 58
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    adambolt 8 月 24, 2026

    this is a metaphor for women going onto discord for the first time

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    suzy 🦍 8 月 24, 2026

    “think i hurt my leg” and the bone is literally sticking out

    4,114 6
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    haley 8 月 24, 2026

    i’ve said it once and i’ll say it again. fuck beth AND sarah. juno did not deserve that shit.

    2,815 20
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    Josh Lewis 8 月 24, 2026

    Sometimes it’s just nice to see one of these that has so little on its mind beyond what serves its pure, gnarly craftsmanship. Like there’s basically no reason or explanation for this to make the turn from survival movie to monster movie, it was honestly scary enough as is, but goddamn does it make that turn anyway and do so insanely effectively. So many wet and filthy-looking lowlight setups home to a pretty much nonstop sea of tearing, puncturing, gushing, and screaming. That’s the good stuff.

    2,648 4
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    aliyah 8 月 24, 2026

    only thing i will be descending into is my lesbianism, juno i am free any day of the week

    3,678 21
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    One_Greasy_Boy 8 月 24, 2026

    I liked it, but it didnt scare me

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    ImtyNator 8 月 24, 2026

    The Forest game but movie

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    Caquii_ 8 月 24, 2026

    Muito divertido, a maior parte do filme é simplesmente elas passando pela caverna e mesmo assim é mt bom. A claustrofobia e a sensação de estar perdido é muito bem transmitida. Depois da virada na história eu sinto que o filme se perde um pouco, a direção fica totalmente alucinada nas cenas de ação, são 100 cortes por segundo e eu mal consigo me localizar. Não bastando isso, o filme tem uns momentos muito bregas, o drama parece uma novela. Mesmo com esses defeitos, é uma experiência de horror mt boa.

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    emilia 8 月 24, 2026

    i will always come back to this one

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    CineCatorce 8 月 24, 2026

    Me gustó!

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    sylaws25 8 月 24, 2026

    Son zamanlarda izledigim en iyi korku gerilim filmi olabilir until dawn oyununu animsatiyo diyodum izlerken ki oyunun ilham kaynagi bu filmmis bayildim😝

  17. C
    cyberpvnnk 8 月 24, 2026

    acho que odeio filme de caverna

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    ana capixaba 8 月 24, 2026

    Terror delicinha muito suave E que raiva dessa loira safada matando a juno #justicapornos

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    pier_ip 8 月 24, 2026

    The way I see it Sarah is the villain not Juno, and that is what I liked about the movie, that our primal instincts still find their way when in distress, and then we descent. Juno is an ass..le of course. But Sarah is the one that descents into darkness because of a trauma built by grief, guilt, betrayal and the rage they forged. She knew from the first scenes there was something going on between Paul and Juno. She…

    1
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    Emily 8 月 23, 2026

    It was already scary enough BEFORE the cave-dwelling monsters showed up!!! Having a friend like Juno would also be terrifying.

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    ShavSucks 8 月 23, 2026

    will always love this more than most; was the first movie to have ever scared me and consistently disturb me. sm to love, but as i rewatch there is increasingly more indifference! jack did NOT like this nearly as much as my friends and i did first watch; my only explanation for this must be that because it’s an all-female cast.

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    katherineina 8 月 23, 2026

    so scary

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    Owen Mueller 8 月 23, 2026

    there were too many blondes i lowk couldn’t tell them apart. not that scary tbh except for that one scene iykyk. bonus points for girl power

    1
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    biancamustdie 8 月 23, 2026

    chicas no se ve

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    Maya Olly 8 月 23, 2026

    Extremamente claustrofóbico

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    Indigo 8 月 23, 2026

    Multiplayer Lara Croft.

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    natanjoones 8 月 23, 2026

    basically the forest

    1
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    Sam 8 月 23, 2026

    Fake british accents made me wanna kill myself but the horror not bad at all

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    pecheronza 8 月 23, 2026

    Maaan I had such high expectations but this movie didn’t really do it for me I don’t think I understand the hype What I enjoyed most is definitely character writing and their dynamics, not always horrors succeed in making you care for their characters The premise is also super cool: caving in the Appalachian mountains? Surely is gonna be scary as hell… I don’t know the monsters didn’t really do it for me, their design and the “fight” scenes felt…

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    rowdygrandpa 8 月 23, 2026

    I will never go cave diving for this exact reason. The claustrophobic nightmare of having to crawl through tight tunnels and the possibility of getting stuck in complete darkness is a “hell no” from me.

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    Kira 8 月 23, 2026

    Claustrophobic horror double feature part 2

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    elhiez 8 月 23, 2026

    this was a very entertaining watch with some friends for a movie night on my birthday that hanging upside down death was so chic too i lived

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    Allen7u7 8 月 23, 2026

    Mamá gracias por estas recomendaciones Dios no me separaba el giro del final y todo en general sin duda nunca haré espeleología en mi vida y menos en cuevas no exploradas

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    JeFJos 8 月 23, 2026

    “Esa mae se convirtió en la que sale en los anuncios de lady speed stick” En efecto, me cague de miedo. Demasiada la claustrofobia que me dio.

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    Alice 8 月 23, 2026

    i hate movies where they demonize asian women #freejuno

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    gab 8 月 23, 2026

    todo valió la pena por escuchar a neitan gritando

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    sheyy 8 月 23, 2026

    juno I need u

  38. M
    maximumjinx 8 月 23, 2026

    Peak horror. Beautiful shots, chilling thrills, the walls were closing in and I was captivated. Women in horror are so important.

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    Benjee_Movies 8 月 23, 2026

    This is a very competent movie. I cant really fault it in that department. The twists are set up ahead of time, the characters dumb decisions are kinda justified, theres an emotional throughline throughout the movie. Its very solid. However, Its crazy how much less scary this movie is in the second half. Once they reveal the monsters, its over. It was tense, there was suspense during the caving sequence and I was into the mystery of the bloody claw marks and the old caving equipment. But then when there were critters it made everything way less interesting. The first half is very very good though.

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    screenqueencolo 8 月 23, 2026

    I haven’t watched this since middle school so I wasn’t sure if it would hold up. I think it did! Heart was RACING.

    2
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    dreaminseamajor 8 月 23, 2026

    Ted the Caver would have survived this

    2
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    oliverskii 8 月 23, 2026

    Solid flick. Not much to say but entertaining

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    Salem 8 月 23, 2026

    Juno did not deserve better fight me on this

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    lottielulahx 8 月 23, 2026

    told dan that the only people that go spelunking are idiots, boy was I right😎

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    luc 8 月 23, 2026

    Awesome… I get we’re in a cave but damn I can’t see anything!

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    max demarco 8 月 23, 2026

    pfff visualmente brillante. aveces la mejor terapia es ir a cagarse a palos con criaturas desconocidas en una cueva oscura Desde la primer complicación que se presenta el ambiente obtiene una esencia desoladora y cada vez se pone peor. acompañando al ambiente tiene HERMOSAS tomas, posiciones de cámara y juega con las luces y la oscuridad de una forma sublime. Me gustó como los personajes no se dedicaron a simplemente morir sino que intentaron defenderse, lo que dió escenas de acción (no muy bien editadas la verdad) para equiparar con el terror.

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    nick18al 8 月 23, 2026

    shit my pants

  48. R
    Raphael Rivera 8 月 23, 2026

    The mother that stepped down My fav part is when they reused the same transition

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    IGOTOJAILIFIPULLOVER 8 月 23, 2026

    GOATed horror movie film. Honestly are the characters that deep, no, BUUUT, super unique movie. I like the cinematography, scenery, plot, and everything was great. Really good. I haven’t seen tomb raider but I feel like this movie would be similar but better. I like the creatures and the backstory behind them. The bite of 87’ Score: 9.0/10

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    Luke Luft 8 月 23, 2026

    Too much blood

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    havenhec 8 月 23, 2026

    actually screamed out loud

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    Gean 8 月 23, 2026

    Vendo de novo esse filme eu percebi que esse filme é muito foda e a juno não merecia morrer.

  53. N
    Necrosmacia 8 月 23, 2026

    Com umas amigas dessas, nem precisa de inimiga né É uma pior que a outra mds

  54. R
    RenatoCharles 8 月 23, 2026

    Serviu pra mostrar que eu tenho tela claustrofobia. Nada com nada.

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    Thainaguirre 8 月 23, 2026

    A mulher virou o cão Queria q ela tivesse ficado bem no fim

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    Alvin Pozo 8 月 23, 2026

    Por eso no se puede inventar tanto en la vida. Me encantó la verdad. 8/10

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    Ravenxsszz 8 月 23, 2026

    Solo voy a explorar cuevas conocidas muejejeje

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    amy 8 月 23, 2026

    wait what??? Skdhsjbdbdvv????? I entered this movie completely blind and oml

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    Jen7k 8 月 23, 2026

    Filmaço Um remake melhorado os pontos fracos e é um grande filme Top plots

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    CraseDaCrise 8 月 23, 2026

    Recomendação da minha esposa, muito bom a estrutura inicial do filme.. efeito borboleta e os caraio mas tipo, um final da qual eu queria que fosse um pouquinho melhor… Mas não é um filme ruim, só deixou com um gostinho de poderia ser um pouquinho melhor.

  61. B
    biggreenn 8 月 23, 2026

    The craziest movie I’ve ever seen

  62. S
    SirCharcoal 8 月 13, 2026

    It was nice to finally see this in the theater. Feel like I liked the movie more this time around.

  63. N
    NeptuneWavesHi 10 月 31, 2025

    I actually loved this movie. was NOT at all expecting what happened. I thought it was just gonna be a scary cave movie 😭😭

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S Shauna Macdonald Sarah
N Natalie Mendoza Juno
A Alex Reid Beth
S Saskia Mulder Rebecca
M MyAnna Buring Sam
N Nora-Jane Noone Holly
O Oliver Milburn Paul
M Molly Kayll Jessica
C Craig Conway Crawler - Scar
T Tristan Matthiae Crawler
L Leslie Simpson Crawler
M Mark Cronfield Crawler
S Stephen Lamb Crawler
C Catherine Dyson Crawler
J Julie Ellis Crawler
S Sophie Trott Crawler
S Stuart Luis Crawler
J Justin Hackney Crawler
Director Neil Marshall
Writer Neil Marshall
Producer Christian Colson, Ivana MacKinnon
Executive Producer Paul Smith
Editor Jon Harris
Original Music David Julyan
Sound Nick Thermes, Danny Sheehan, Matthew Collinge, Michael Maroussas, Nigel Heath, Clare Mahoney, Paul Carter, Jason Swanscott, John Fewell, Julie Ankerson
Stunts Claire Alderton, Maxine Whittaker, Kim McGarrity, Siobhan Coughlan, Steve Griffin, Jim Dowdall, George Cottle, Michael Byrch, Ray De-Haan, Rob Hunt, Lee Sheward, Daz Parker
Art Direction Jason Knox-Johnston
Casting Gail Stevens, William Davies
Synopsis
After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.
Director
Neil Marshall
Writer
Neil Marshall
Studio
Celador Films, Northmen Productions, Pathe
Country
UK
Language
English
Year
2005
Runtime
100 mins

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