Knock at the Cabin

"Save your family or save humanity. Make the choice."

2023 1h 40m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 3,228

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While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

“Save your family or save humanity. Make the choice.”

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Cast

Dave Bautista
Leonard
Jonathan Groff
Eric
Ben Aldridge
Andrew
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Sabrina
Rupert Grint
Redmond
Abby Quinn
Adriane
Kristen Cui
Wen
McKenna Kerrigan
Andrew's Mom

Credits

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Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writers: Brick Mason, M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, shot by Jarin Blaschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Herdís Stefánsdóttir. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Noëmi Preiswerk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dave Bautista and Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Save your family or save humanity. Make the choice.".

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IMDB entry: tt8272064 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

M. Night Shyamalan directs. Jarin Blaschke behind the camera. Herdís Stefánsdóttir scores. Noëmi Preiswerk cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, shot by Jarin Blaschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Herdís Stefánsdóttir. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Noëmi Preiswerk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Dave Bautista and Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Save your family or save humanity. Make the choice.".
7IMDB entry: tt8272064 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 15 themes, including "based on novel or book", "sacrifice", "faith", "end of the world".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke
Original score: Herdís Stefánsdóttir
Editing: Noëmi Preiswerk
Production design: Naaman Marshall
Costume design: Caroline Duncan
Makeup / hair: Miranda Welsh
VFX supervisor: David Lebensfeld
Sound: Christian T. Cooke
Stunt coordinator: Manny Siverio
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $54,700,000
Return: 274% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Knock at the Cabin (2023)

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Manuel São Bento2023-02-04
★ 8/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/knock-at-the-cabin-review "Knock at the Cabin marks the triumphant comeback of M. Night Shyamalan, who possibly delivers his best film since Signs! With the help of a superb cast led by the phenomenal Dave Bautista - career-best performance - the filmmaker explores the emotional complexity found in the profound moral dilemmas placed upon human beings when faced with life-and-death decisions. Total focus on a single location with persistent cinematography (Jarin Blaschke) and immersive sound production, generating an atmosphere charged with excruciating tension. Extraordinarily gripping from start to finish. The next cult classic is born." Rating: A-
garethmb2023-02-04
Knock At The Cabin Is A Tense And Engaging Thriller Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan is back with his new thriller “Knock at the Cabin” and like his earlier works; the film blends reality with supernatural elements to put ordinary people in circumstances that are dangerous and unnatural. The film involves a same-sex couple named Eric (Jonathan Groff) and Andrew (Ben Aldridge), who have taken their adopted daughter Wen (Kristen Cui), to a secluded cabin for a relaxing vacation. The arrival of four strangers lead by the imposing but soft-spoken Leonard (Dave Bautista) becomes dangerous when Leonard informs them that the world is about to end and only by choosing to sacrifice one of them can the Apocalypse be diverted. Leonard explains that the four had the same vision of the end of the world and that they were drawn to save it by taking such drastic actions. They inform their captives that they will not harm them but they will not be allowed to leave as they must make the choice and failure to do so will doom everyone and force the three of them to exist as the sole-survivors of the aftermath. Convinced that the intruders are insane; Eric and Andrew refuse the offer and watch as one of the four captives sacrifices themselves which is soon followed by news on the television of a massive earthquakes which resulted in tsunamis. Convinced it is a ruse or simply timed events to the days news; the captives again refuse a request only to see another sacrifice followed by more news of devastation happening around the world. What follows is a tight thriller as Eric and Andrew learn more about their captives and the changing world situation which forces them to confront a world gone mad. The film is good at setting a tone and maintaining a mild tension throughout as the audience is left to wonder how real what is being presented by Leonard and his associates are. I liked the fact that the movie did not try to wrap things up nice and tidy and left the audiences with some questions about the events as well as what would happen in the aftermath. Bautista gives an career-best performance and shows that his is capable of doing more than the action-comedy genre which he has been playing to date and I hope he continues to seek roles such as this. While the film may not reach the levels of some of his earlier classics, Shyamalan has crafted an entertaining film that keeps you guessing. 3.5 stars out of 5
tensharpe2023-02-09
★ 7/10
“Knock at the Cabin” is a suspenseful, thriller with horror elements that wastes no time in its execution. After less than five minutes, the idyllic vacation choice of Eric and Andrew, dads to Wen, is turned into a nightmare home invasion. Leonard ( Dave Bautista ) tries to engage with Wen showing gentleness and countering the stereotype his muscular size conveys. Happily catching grasshoppers together, Leonard and Wen discuss family and future ambition. However once Leonard is joined by his three other companions his insistence and subsequent forceful entry to the cabin makes his character seem far more sinister. Denial and paranoia set the tone as the four invading characters disclose their backgrounds and cult like vision that has set them on a mission to save the World from the Apocalypse. During back and forth conversations and threat of death, love and compassion strongly prevails even after some graphic killing. When faced with the reality of the home invaders reasoning for their actions, Eric and Andrew’s rising panic with each separate revelation fuels suffocating tension that continues to grow until the final moments. With very clever use of the four headless horsemen of the Apocalypse, and the persuasive nature of Leonard, eventually Eric and Andrew believe what they are being told. Throughout “Knock at the Cabin” M. Night Shyamalan’s direction keeps the audience constantly questioning. Are the events unfolding on screen actually real or just cult like paranoia twisting events to suit their agenda. With excellent performances and great use of lighting and cinematography to convey fear and rising tension, “Knock at the Cabin” is an engaging end of the World thriller.