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The Ruins (2008)

Horror
Rated R
91 min.
Release Date
April 4, 2008
DVD Release Date
July 8, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Carter Smith
Writer
Scott Smith
Cast
Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore
Running Time
91 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity

Based on the Scott Smith novel, "The Ruins" centers on a group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they accompany a fellow tourist on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins. ... Full synopsis »

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In The Ruins, five attractive twenty-somethings find themselves off the beaten path in Mexico on top of a hidden Mayan temple. Surrounded by locals who will kill them if they leave and haunted by deadly shrubs that inhabit the temple, the young people find themselves dying one by one with little chance for salvation. Full movie review »
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