Question 1

Is The Cabin in the Woods (2011) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — The Cabin in the Woods (2011) works more through dread than through overt scares. As a conspiracy film, it scored 5.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.6/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

When did The Cabin in the Woods (2011) come out, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)'s US theatrical release date is April 13, 2012. It first became available to watch at home on July 14, 2012.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Cabin in the Woods (2011)?

Accepted Answer

The Cabin in the Woods (2011) has 13 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Cabin in the Woods (2011) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Cabin in the Woods (2011) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 5.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for gore, and 6.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 13 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Cabin in the Woods (2011)?

Accepted Answer

Kristen Connolly plays Dana Polk, Fran Kranz plays Marty Mikalski, Chris Hemsworth plays Curt Vaughn, Jesse Williams plays Holden McCrea, Anna Hutchison plays Jules Louden, Richard Jenkins plays Richard Sitterson, Bradley Whitford plays Steve Hadley, Amy Acker plays Wendy Lin.

Question 6

What are some films like The Cabin in the Woods (2011)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Cabin in the Woods (2011) on Watch Darkly include Cabin Fever (2002), Companion (2025), Scream (1996), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Cabin in the Woods

Release & where to watch

Where to watchUS, as of Sep 19, 2026

Details

Cabin Fever2002

Companion2025

Scream1996

Pandorum2009

The Evil Dead1981

Haute tension2003

Final Destination2000

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre2003