The Descent

The Descent
Directed byNeil Marshall
Written byNeil Marshall
Produced byChristian Colson
StarringShauna Macdonald
Natalie Mendoza
Alex Reid
Saskia Mulder
Nora-Jane Noone
MyAnna Buring
CinematographySam McCurdy
Edited byJon Harris
Music byDavid Julyan
Production
companies
Celador Films
Northmen Productions
Distributed byPathé Distribution
Release dates
  • 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) (Dead by Dawn)
  • 8 July 2005 (2005-07-08) (United Kingdom)
  • 4 August 2006 (2006-08-04) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£3.5 million[1]
Box office$57.1 million[2]

The Descent is a 2005 British adventure horror thriller movie written and directed by Neil Marshall. The movie follows six women who, having entered a cave system, struggle to survive against the humanoid creatures inside.

The Descent opened in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2005. It premiered in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and released on 4 August 2006 in the United States. The movie received positive reviews.

References

  1. "The Descent". Future Movies. 12 October 2006. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. "The Descent (2006)". Box Office Mojo. 12 October 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.