Descent

2005 Action/Adventure

As Earth literally begins falling to pieces, it's up to a team of crack scientists to dive deep into the mantle and patch up the planet in this sci-fi-adventure starring Star Trek: The Next Generation's Michael Dorn and Beverly Hills 90210's Luke Perry. Vast crevices large enough to engulf entire cities have begun appearing on the surface of the planet, and if something isn't done fast, the population faces an unprecedented catastrophe. With rumors of a government conspiracy swirling among the population, a group of fearless scientists agree to descend to the deepest depths of the Earth to find out what's causing the apocalyptic planetary shifts.

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Starring: Michael Dorn, Luke Perry, Adam Nicholas Frost, Michael Teigen, Natalie Brown

Reviews

  • The director of The Descent is savvy enough to suggest even more than he shows. And he's old-school enough to load up on glimpses of good, clean, gruesome gore.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    19 January 2013

  • Neil Marshall's horrifically terrific The Descent cannily recasts 1972's "Deliverance" as a female-bonding thriller with some "Hills Have Eyes"-style mutant terror tossed in for truly harrowing effect.

    Michael Rechtshaffen - The Hollywood Reporter

    19 January 2013

  • Prepare to be scared senseless, and then, when you think you have it figured, your certainty will be shaken by scenes built to scare you even more.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    19 January 2013

  • Marshall takes a modest budget and a concept that isn't all that original and produces a frightening, intelligent and sexy thriller.

    Peter Hartlaub - The San Francisco Chronicle

    19 January 2013

  • A cult classic is born.

    Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe

    19 January 2013

Awards

  • Best Horror Film

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2007)

  • Best Director

    British Independent Film Awards (2005)

  • Best Overlooked Film

    Central Ohio Film Critics Association (2007)

  • Best Horror

    Empire Awards, UK (2006)

  • Best Technical Achievement

    Evening Standard British Film Awards (2006)