The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
You think you know the story.
Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 12 April 2012 |
| Genre | Horror, Mystery, Comedy |
| Director | Drew Goddard |
| Starring | Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz and Chris Hemsworth |
| Runtime | 95 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.9/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 92% · Metacritic 72/100 · TMDB users 6.7/10 |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $70 million worldwide |
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| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Australia | Netflix $20.99 AUD, ARD/ZDF |
| Austria | Netflix €13.99, Joyn |
| Canada | Netflix $18.99 CAD, Paramount+ |
| Denmark | Netflix 159 kr DKK, Viaplay 289 kr DKK |
| Fiji | Netflix |
| Finland | Netflix €13.99, Viaplay €13.99 |
| Germany | Netflix €13.99, Joyn |
| Guernsey | Netflix |
| Iceland | Netflix 1900 kr ISK |
| India | Prime Video ₹299 |
| Ireland | Netflix €16.99 |
| Italy | Prime Video €4.99 |
| Japan | U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Liechtenstein | Netflix |
| Luxembourg | Netflix €16.99 |
| Malta | Netflix €12.49 |
| Netherlands | Max €12.00 |
| New Zealand | Netflix $25.99 NZD |
| Norway | Netflix 129 kr NOK, Viaplay 159 kr NOK |
| San Marino | Prime Video |
| South Korea | Wavve ₩10900 |
| Sweden | Netflix 149 kr SEK, Viaplay 169 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Netflix CHF22.90 |
| United Kingdom | Netflix £12.99 GBP, Tubi |
| Vatican City | Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
The Cabin in the Woods is a 95-minute horror mystery comedy that treats its own genre as a puzzle box. Directed by Drew Goddard, the film leans into the tagline "You think you know the story" by systematically dismantling the tropes you expect. It is a meta-commentary on slasher movies, played with the dry precision of a control room operator watching things go wrong. The humor comes from the audience’s complicity in the genre’s conventions. It is a sharp, self-aware look at how these stories work, best enjoyed if you already know the rules it is about to break.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reports a 92% approval rating as of July 2026, based on 290 reviews. The critical consensus calls it "an astonishing meta-feat" that is funny, strange, and scary simultaneously. Metacritic assigns a 72 out of 100, signaling generally favorable reviews. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times saw a puzzle for fans to solve. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called it "fiendishly funny." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a C.
How it did with audiences
The Cabin in the Woods spent $30 million to make and pulled in $42 million in the United States. It added another $24.4 million from other territories, landing a worldwide total of $66.5 million. That margin is respectable, if not exactly the kind of number that triggers a studio board meeting. On TMDB, users rate it 6.7 out of 10.
What came next for the cast
Chris Hemsworth moved from Thor and Star Trek to the Avengers films. Jesse Williams went from Grey’s Anatomy to Only Murders in the Building. Kristen Connolly stepped from Revolutionary road into House of Cards. These shifts do not prove the film caused them. They just show where the roads led after 2012.
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Sources
- The Cabin in the Woods on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q45394 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Cabin in the Woods” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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