Is The Cabin in the Woods scary?

Mildly — The Cabin in the Woods 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 7.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in The Cabin in the Woods?

The Cabin in the Woods has 13 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like The Cabin in the Woods?

The Cabin in the Woods is tagged as conspiracy, supernatural, teen on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Cabin in the Woods

2011 · R · 1h 35m

You think you know the story.

Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

7.2

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Carried by gore.

Jump scares

The Cabin in the Woods has 13 jump scares. Compare counts

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7.2Overall

Fear5.0

Gore7.0

Atmosphere6.0

Genres

horrorcomedy

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Details

Budget$30M

Box office$66.5M

Directed by

Drew Goddard

Written by

Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard

Cinematography

Peter Deming

Music

David Julyan

Starring

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

Production

Mutant Enemy Productions

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