Question 1

Is The Ruins (2008) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — The Ruins (2008) trades on gore and extremity rather than fright. As a body horror film, it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.4/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

When did The Ruins (2008) come out, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

The Ruins (2008)'s US theatrical release date is April 2, 2008. It first became available to watch at home on June 5, 2008.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Ruins (2008)?

Accepted Answer

The Ruins (2008) has 4 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Ruins (2008) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Ruins (2008) 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 1.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for gore, and 8.5/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 4 jump scares. Content warnings on file: body fluids, child endangerment, eye trauma, and self harm.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Ruins (2008)?

Accepted Answer

Jonathan Tucker plays Jeff McIntire, Jena Malone plays Amy, Shawn Ashmore plays Eric, Laura Ramsey plays Stacy, Joe Anderson plays Mathias, Sergio Calderón plays Lead Mayan, Jesse Ramirez plays Mayan Bowman, Balder Moreno plays Mayan Horseman.

Question 6

Does The Ruins (2008) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

The Ruins (2008) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like The Ruins (2008)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Ruins (2008) on Watch Darkly include Splinter (2008), Rogue (2007), Cuando acecha la maldad (2023), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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