Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Jemma Powell
- Minnie
- (as Gemma Powell)
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- TriviaThora Birch was paid a highly publicized seven-figure salary, due to her recent acclaimed appearance in American Beauty (1999).
- GoofsIn the downward shot as the four enter the shelter, two legs of the camera's tripod can be seen.
- Alternate versionsThe film was cut by the distributor to qualify for a "15" rating in the UK. The cuts include the re-dubbing of the word 'cunt'. Ironically, the 'deleted scenes' section on the UK DVD release is rated '18', therefore earning the DVD an '18' overall, even though the film is only a '15'. The same version of the film was released worldwide, so an uncut version/director's cut DVD sadly isn't available anywhere.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Empire: The World's Best Movie Quiz (2006)
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Featured review
There should be more of these.
Truly, fresh and new ideas, rarely make it to film. The Hole, based on the novel (after the Hole) by Guy Burt is a good exception to this. It is seldom that we see a top quality thriller, but this movie is well cast, well directed, and works wonderfully. The story is quite simple really, it relies on strong characterisation and good dialogue. All the cast give good performances and Thora Birch is outstanding. This thriller really does keep you on the edge of your seat throughout; it is very dark, very creepy and has a terrifying atmosphere. I would recommend this film to anyone who likes a good thriller. It isn't in the same league as Se7en and Silence of the Lambs, but it is better than most thrillers that are released.
8/10 A great film.
8/10 A great film.
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- Mar 6, 2004
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- Atrapados
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- Budget
- £4,158,370 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $7,819,851
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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