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Knock at the Cabin

Knock at the Cabin

2023
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 40m
While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse (imdb.com).

Directed by:

M. Night Shyamalan

Screenwriter:

M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman

Starring:

Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Dave Bautista, Ben Aldridge, Abby Quinn, Jonathan Groff, Kristen Cui

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Knock at the Cabin

2023
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 40m
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ernestinaErnestina
Rated 24 Feb 2023
30
35th
[Spoiler] The unexpected twist is that there is no unexpected twist.
Rated 24 Feb 2023
ericamblerericambler
Rated 24 Feb 2023
43
11th
Well, what was all that for? This movie was crying out for M. Night's trademarks--crazy twists, unsettling imagery, claustrophobic suspense--but they just never arrived. For a movie about the end of this world, this was way too small potatoes.
Rated 24 Feb 2023
donquixoticdonquixotic
Rated 16 Mar 2023
1
3rd
Nap at the cabin
Rated 16 Mar 2023
nutcrackrnutcrackr
Rated 26 Feb 2023
65
24th
It needed a twist, any twist. Ironic, really, that we don't get one out of M. Night. Most of the film is actually decent as it builds up pressure. But the apocalyptic elements lack fear and gusto. Overall I'm not sure if it was worth watching but not bad.
Rated 26 Feb 2023
obdurateObdurate
Rated 05 Feb 2023
60
23rd
I like this more than Old. Shyamalan's directing is solid. The writing isn't bad. Bautista put on a really endearing performance. There's a part of me that respects that the twist is that there isn't one. But I'm disappointed because, despite the good, it all comes across as very milquetoast. That's basically because of the plot. You know exactly what's going to happen really early and then it just kind of goes through the motions until it ends. The premise is cool but there's no oomph .
Rated 05 Feb 2023
letskillrobotsletskillrobots
Rated 21 Aug 2024
6
14th
i'm giving this the same rating as stomp the yard
Rated 21 Aug 2024
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 01 May 2023
45
36th
The least believable pretext for murder since the Twinkie Defense.
Rated 01 May 2023
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 16 Mar 2023
61
25th
They're something off about Knock at the Cabin. I'm not sure the film would have been better had it adapted the bleaker ending from the novel, but the way it plays out is just unsatisfying. Shyamalan focuses all his energy into framing every scene and shifting the camera focus between characters that it almost feels intentional though without payoff. Aldridge's Andrew is too dislikeable for the film to work. The high-points were when characters were 2nd guessing themselves.
Rated 16 Mar 2023
kasperlKasperL
Rated 16 Mar 2023
70
65th
Promising but ultimately underwhelming Shyamalan joint with a good performance by Bautista.
Rated 16 Mar 2023
randorirandori
Rated 12 Mar 2023
5
0th
I am sure i have seen the director in one scene but cant remember which one it was
Rated 12 Mar 2023
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 10 Mar 2023
35
8th
*knock on the cabin door* Hey its M Night quick get the hose Always amazed at what Shyamalan comes up with for what he believes are normal human interactions, he's so alien I love it. KC song should've been Give it Up, ho ho ho
Rated 10 Mar 2023
salomonSalomon
Rated 23 Feb 2023
75
85th
just a nother masterpiece of M.Night S. İf U are a fan of M.Night Moies . Well then this joint might be quite short but in the End Entertainment on Top . Personaly. İ lke this typ of Movies , as well as the M.Night Movies, so thats why 75 on my ranking.
Rated 23 Feb 2023
notitlenotitle
Rated 31 Oct 2024
55
11th
A bad imitation of The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Rated 31 Oct 2024
mspraguemsprague
Rated 24 Oct 2024
57
24th
A crazy premise but kinda like peanuts with all the salt licked off. Good cast.
Rated 24 Oct 2024
madmanMadMan
Rated 19 Oct 2024
91
73rd
This one affected me in a way that surprised me, as I don't have kids. The cast helps a lot, some pacing issues aside this is a fine addition to the "Apocalypse" movie genre that keeps being more popular these days.
Rated 19 Oct 2024
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 30 Sep 2024
61
74th
A few missteps, and a lack of ambiguity held it back. But the premise and execution had my undivided attention. M Night continues to hit or miss, but I'm glad he does continue to hit every once in awhile.
Rated 30 Sep 2024
mcproustMCProust
Rated 01 May 2024
77
38th
A genuinely pleasant surprise from a director I'd more or less completely given up on (I'm still mystified by the way 'Split' was seen as a return to form). The ending is kind of a fumble, especially compared to the much more audacious novel — one wonders if there was some trepidation about sending a certain kind of message — but all in all it's a competent, understated supernatural drama with clear ethical stakes in the style of the more straightforward 'Twilight Zone' episodes.
Rated 01 May 2024
silentjakesilentjake
Rated 14 Apr 2024
60
36th
Reminds me of "Frailty" but not as good. Still, the tension was good at the beginning.
Rated 14 Apr 2024
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 17 Mar 2024
5
42nd
Like a lot of Shyamalan’s previous work, Knock at the Cabin has a very interesting premise filled of ambiguity. It’s interesting enough to keep your attention through the heavy exposition and slow pace. However, there just isn’t much to really take from it. Its ending is rather anticlimactic, and doesn’t really deliver much of the Shyamalan’s schtick. Leaving a lot of this to feel pretty straight forward when it seems there could be so much more, and because of that, this feels forgettable.
Rated 17 Mar 2024
quintonjaminQuintonjamin
Rated 20 Feb 2024
70
66th
Dave Bautista is fantastic and I really appreciate the filmmaking that was put into it. I really wasn't expecting it to be great, but it ended up being pretty suspenseful and had a pretty original and satisfying story.
Rated 20 Feb 2024
auhasarderikauhasarderik
Rated 04 Dec 2023
6
40th
Decidedly second rate material vying for redemption via a game director (yes, somewhat) and woke politics (nice try, but no). This is no doubt a talented director who is still young but the movie corpses keep piling up.
Rated 04 Dec 2023
amerigoamerigo
Rated 18 Nov 2023
76
41st
A home invasion horror flick, inverted, remixed with a dash of Red State and, bizarrely, Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice makes for a great premise. And the first half of the movie is highly compelling despite the bad acting, cheesy flashbacks and nonsensical plot holes. But then comes the bad CGI and a plot arc that caters shamelessly to the new cult of American apocalyptic evangelists. What's next on Shyamalan's creative docket, a movie that asks what if Nazis are actually nice people? Gross.
Rated 18 Nov 2023
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 14 Nov 2023
67
45th
It'salittletooillogicalliterallyandthemetaphoriskindameh. Hetriestostopthesongsheputsitbackon...thenofflol...goodheputsitbackon
Rated 14 Nov 2023
jbynjbyn
Rated 30 Oct 2023
52
12th
The film started out strong in the first scene, and Dave Bautista remained captivating. Unfortunately, the rest of the film fell short.
Rated 30 Oct 2023
doyler29doyler29
Rated 17 Oct 2023
60
23rd
There are some great performances, especially from Dave Bautista, but I simply could not work up any interest in this scenario. If the family had been a little less blissfully happy, maybe there would have been real tension about what was going to happen. If we had just quickly moved to everyone accepting the truth of the scenario, maybe the group vs individual morality discussion would have been interesting.
Rated 17 Oct 2023
thatyoungmthatyoungm
Rated 11 Sep 2023
84
23rd
I really wanted to like this movie. Sadly, I'm afraid Shyamalan has long lost his ability to craft a tightly-written and directed film. The plot meanders, has inexplicable holes, and inevitably doesn't have the emotional impact I wish it did. And that's sad because the performances in this are powerhouse. Bautista is wholly empathetic as the film's pseudo-villain and the trapped couple present some truly heartbreaking moments. Should have been so much better than it was.
Rated 11 Sep 2023
djrossdjross
Rated 04 Sep 2023
40
26th
One imagines that the filmmakers thought this sounded like a cool idea, but once you get past the stage of figuring out the set-up, there's not much going on to keep the viewer interested as it plays out. The contrived premise is slightly reminiscent of THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, but where that film seemed to be about something, this one is really about nothing. I don’t understand the title: combining a knock at the door with a cabin in the woods – shouldn’t it be “a knock at the cabin door”?
Rated 04 Sep 2023
kevin_ruffoKevin Ruffo
Rated 10 Aug 2023
60
35th
Clunky and kinda pointless... but hey, I was hooked
Rated 10 Aug 2023
ceyhunk26ceyhunk26
Rated 04 Aug 2023
35
19th
Plot 6/20 Fiction 9/20 Casting/Acting 10/20 Worldbuilding 5/20 Entertainment 5/20
Rated 04 Aug 2023
spookymaskSpookyMask
Rated 28 Jul 2023
68
53rd
For me, the unexpected twist was that this was a M. Night joint. Anyway, fuck the ambiguity of the book. This isn't better, but it's here.
Rated 28 Jul 2023
khamulKhamul
Rated 16 Jul 2023
70
42nd
It's an alright movie but feels a bit unnecessary. Solid direction and good acting performances but I couldn't help feeling that I wanted something more.
Rated 16 Jul 2023
videoetronVideoetron
Rated 07 Jul 2023
61
49th
The family was cute, but the disaster parts felt very cheap and faked, pushing the movie into B movie and The Asylum category over and over again every time it was meant to be scary. The fact you know it's a Shyamalan movie makes it really hard to side on the skeptical side, because you know the guy usually sets up fictive and grim stories all the time. So it kinds of negate any surprise that could have been
Rated 07 Jul 2023
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 13 Jun 2023
72
34th
This film has an interesting premise. The cast does a good job in this movie. The script has some slow spots but also some good moments. Overall I would recommend this film.
Rated 13 Jun 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 04 Jun 2023
36
5th
A film that requires the viewer to take something of a leap of faith to engage with – if you’re able to connect with its fairly superficial spiritual ideas and message, you may get more enjoyment from it, but its sedate, sleepy pacing (and possibly most benign depiction of home invasions and murder ever to grace the silver screen) makes this an overall dull effort, even if the performers (especially Bautista) deliver their empty platitudes with conviction. And what’s the point of it all exactly?
Rated 04 Jun 2023
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 14 May 2023
48
25th
And this is exactly why I'll never buy a house.
Rated 14 May 2023
yawgmothYawgmoth
Rated 01 May 2023
6
31st
The first half of this movie is pretty good. I enjoyed the build up and the suspense of trying to find out what was going on before the movie just kind of spells it out for you. I think a little more ambiguity could have done a lot for this. I'm glad that Dave Bautista was finally given a role where he could flex his acting chops a little more.
Rated 01 May 2023
jerrybeckjerrybeck
Rated 20 Apr 2023
34
10th
Too nonsensical to be honest. There are so many questions and not in the good way...
Rated 20 Apr 2023
nmroshannmroshan
Rated 30 Mar 2023
84
68th
Shyamalan's films are always worth watching, even if they don't always leave you completely satisfied
Rated 30 Mar 2023
ytadelYtadel
Rated 30 Mar 2023
3
28th
Hmmm…. Hmmm… well, I can’t claim I was uninterested in where it was going, but it ultimately had the same bizarre and alien style of human interaction as most of the last few M Night films and more than a few eye roller moments. I did like that it was shot on film rather than digital.
Rated 30 Mar 2023
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 28 Mar 2023
40
34th
Night's now 0 for 2 on adaptations, though it's bad for all the opposite reasons of Old. Hopefully he's not going soft in his old age, but yeah that's probably what's happening. Hey, at least we got Split. And human garbage disposal Big Dave Batista gives his second best performance behind Guardians of the Galaxy (only Vol. 1 - he's film cancer in Vol. 2).
Rated 28 Mar 2023
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 26 Mar 2023
70
41st
I found it to be terribly suspenseful, though the payoff felt like it didn’t, and couldn’t, live up to the build up.
Rated 26 Mar 2023
janamarieJanaMarie
Rated 26 Mar 2023
9
74th
My affection for Dave Bautista grows! :) Waffling back and forth with the family over what to believe held my attention spectacularly, and I liked how the final decision played out. The scene in the truck with the radio afterward was cute. I'm realizing that this could easily have been a movie where the reality was left ambiguous, but I'm thankful to be able to assure prospective viewers that it was not.
Rated 26 Mar 2023
maxmodemaxmode
Rated 22 Mar 2023
50
26th
Ah, what a disappointment. A film with an artificial and meaningless premise that appeals to melodrama. And that's it.
Rated 22 Mar 2023
greenerGreener
Rated 13 Mar 2023
50
13th
The plot was in a trap; no matter how it ends it will not make an amazing story. So, I should say that the premise is to blame in the first place. Although there were bits of interesting moments, mostly regarding the four guys, they were not good enough to justify the underwhelming premise.
Rated 13 Mar 2023
kgbelliveaukgbelliveau
Rated 13 Mar 2023
65
17th
While it does have a fantastic core performance from Bautista, the film itself falls to the conventional wisdom of the genre. It plays all the cards in order to build tension, leaving the final act devoid of the very thing they attempted to build. There was no other way this film ends and that took away the tension from the scenes meant to invoke the most emotion.
Rated 13 Mar 2023
nbpNBP
Rated 08 Mar 2023
8
75th
Despite its flaws, "Knock At the Cabin" is still a damn good psychological thriller that invests its premise with the right amount of seriousness for it to be scary but also imbues it with just enough fun for its nihilistic streak to go down easy.
Rated 08 Mar 2023
methad1methad1
Rated 05 Mar 2023
55
24th
Interesting premise, but not that interesting a film.
Rated 05 Mar 2023
feritdgnferitdgn
Rated 04 Mar 2023
60
37th
The ending of the book is actually dark and it would be much more effective if it was used, but I think the ending used in the movie was not bad either. The acting and emotional transitions were great, it was extremely gripping and intriguing for a one-location apocalyptic movie. My complaint about the film is that I wanted to feel the magnitude and destructiveness of the events, but it did not happen. Although I had a good time, I think this adaptation has its shortcomings.
Rated 04 Mar 2023
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 01 Mar 2023
5
81st
One of, if not, m nights best looking movie. Excellent use of close ups and actually reminded me of Hitchcock a lot. Nice to know that when most Hollywood directors have made us (“conspiracy” believers) look shitty and crazy that m night has our backs. Keep the faith.
Rated 01 Mar 2023
kem1kem1
Rated 27 Feb 2023
50
40th
While I was intrigued for the majority of the movie, when it's all said and done it would be hard to call it a great movie. It's not terrible, but it definitely feels lacking in many ways. Dave Bautista has a pretty standout performance in my opinion, and is the highlight of the movie.
Rated 27 Feb 2023
punqPUNQ
Rated 26 Feb 2023
60
89th
Watching M. Night Shyamalan films are always such a confusing process, but I'd say Knock at the Cabin (2023) is one of the better. There is enough shining moments, emotion even, to make-up for the corny stuff that was happening. The little girl and big Bautista were key to grabbing my attention. Adorable and frightening, casting their aura in a surrealistic scenario. I checked to see what choice any us here would have taken if put in that situation, but no one volunteered.
Rated 26 Feb 2023
calabriaCalabria
Rated 24 Feb 2023
78
47th
It was filmed 5 minutes from me. The dairy bar dressed up as Angie's Roadside diner is one of my lunch spots. My review is biased. This is a great looking film, but its also extremely underwhelming. Its kind of just there for 100 minutes and you can telegraph the ending after the first 20
Rated 24 Feb 2023
anilscnanilscn
Rated 23 Feb 2023
55
57th
aylardır izlediğim en özgün konulu film. şaka yapmıyorum. ama film tamamen bu sıradışılığa ve aşırı akıcı olmasına sığınıyor. geri kalan her şey çok kötü. oyunculuklardan tutun, inandırıcılığa kadar çok sorunlu bir film malesef. ayrıca dinler yalan.
Rated 23 Feb 2023
sproostsproost
Rated 22 Feb 2023
55
34th
Enjoyable like all Shyamalans hokum, but as a viewer i was not fully engaged because there was never real doubt about whether the dilemma was real or not. You know it's real and you know how it's going to end. An approach like The Man Fom Earth works better because you're pingponged between believing and not believing and the thought experiment is interesting. I'm also always kind of irked by Groffs acting. Something about his diction and face makes me feel like he's a wuss.
Rated 22 Feb 2023
goran-saracGoran Sarac
Rated 22 Feb 2023
100
93rd
A movie with a powerful message: If you want to keep up the "ray of creation" you have to get rid of unnatural destructive elements i.e. same-sex marriages.
Rated 22 Feb 2023
pistolpetePistolPete
Rated 19 Feb 2023
64
40th
This had some good elements to it. I tend to enjoy Shyamalan's work. Bautista is great here. Some moments in the middle dragged a little and the use of super close-ups on their faces was a touch too common, but solid for what it was. 6.4.
Rated 19 Feb 2023
slaterman2slaterman2
Rated 16 Feb 2023
74
48th
Probably won't be the best horror movie of the year, but has a good shot at being the darkest.
Rated 16 Feb 2023
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 12 Feb 2023
70
42nd
Remember "The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord"? Of course not, I might be the only person who saw it. Anyway, this is that movie done well. MKS has "explored faith" so much, it's hard to believe him when he says he isn't religious, but what's really central to this particular movie is how good Dave Bautista is. It pokes some subtle fun at some culture war stuff, and most notably, it's an MKS movie without his "what a twist"-i-ness. Probably my favorite non-Eastrail 177 content he's ever made.
Rated 12 Feb 2023
jthuskyjthusky
Rated 11 Feb 2023
53
26th
Pros: A half hour after leaving the theater, I still had no idea how I felt about the movie. Performances are good, sometimes very good, and the characters and especially emotions do feel very compelling. Cons: For something that derives tension out of purposeful lack of clarity, the ending is a terrible left turn. There's a plot point and revelation that made me feel queasy and leaned exploitative. Things peter out at the end. It was a compelling and fascinating watch, though.
Rated 11 Feb 2023
badfurdayBadFurDay
Rated 09 Feb 2023
7
76th
Pulled me in the way few thrillers can and never let go. Alas, the ending was… not a typical shyamalan ending actually, but still a dud. The actors played their part, the cinematography was anxiety inducing from the very first scene, a legitimately creepy movie experience, but in a good way. Liked it.
Rated 09 Feb 2023
braddad68braddad68
Rated 06 Feb 2023
95
84th
M Night Shyamalan does it again, delivering a unique and powerful movie experience. Loved Dave Bautista too, in a major dramatic role.
Rated 06 Feb 2023
jarobmuljarobmul
Rated 05 Feb 2023
63
33rd
I feel like we could have pushed the premise a bit more than that.
Rated 05 Feb 2023
cetincelikcetincelik
Rated 05 Feb 2023
63
39th
2023'de #IzlediğimFilmler ; Knock at the Cabin (2023) Shyalaman'dan minimalist bir kıyamet hikayesi daha. Kızımla kişilere yeterince empati geliştiremedik ve olaya yeterine ikna olamadığımızdan oyunculukların ve sinematografinin keyfini çıkarmakla yetindik. Takibe devam. 6/10
Rated 05 Feb 2023
jlfmJLFM
Rated 04 Feb 2023
84
89th
One of the best films Shyamalan has ever made. Wrenching, tense, and probing. Incredibly shot (as is so often the case for Shyamalan's work) and pointedly defying the kind of claustrophobia other filmmakers typically evoke from single-location stories. Dave Bautista is fantastic here. This has its inevitable Shyamalanisms, but I'm willing to pay that price for the work of such an exciting filmmaker in the most adventurous period yet of his career.
Rated 04 Feb 2023
adragon91ADragon91
Rated 03 Feb 2023
70
69th
Works more than misses. A return to M. Night doing things he’s pretty good at, despite maybe a bit of wonky performances and dialogue here and there. Good premise and themes.
Rated 03 Feb 2023
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 03 Feb 2023
85
78th
My ★★★★ review of Knock at the Cabin on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/3NXImN
Rated 03 Feb 2023
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 03 Feb 2023
80
85th
It's actually more about hope and sacrifice -- as a read in a great review, "an unbearable hope" -- than it is about faith. Like in Old, Shyamalan directs the shit out of this material and manages to shock and leave us in both despair and in disbelief, only to bring everything together through his always arresting dedication to the things we can only imagine and dream of.
Rated 03 Feb 2023
thervealThe_Rveal
Rated 02 Feb 2023
30
33rd
Shyamalan's "Knock at the Cabin" is a high-concept film that explores the difficult dilemma of sacrificing a family member to save the world. Although the film raises important questions, it fails to fully address them and instead backs away from the topic. The themes of family and parenthood are central to Shyamalan's work, but in "Knock at the Cabin" they are limited in their impact. However, Bautista's performance as Leonard, a mix of sincerity, madness, and terror, should be praised.
Rated 02 Feb 2023
ajaywAjayw
Rated 26 Jan 2023
46
10th
There is a kernel of an interesting idea, but little else. Other words, it's an M. Knight movie. Subpar acting, cinematography and sound design.
Rated 26 Jan 2023

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