The Hole

R

2001

1 hr. 42 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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53%

17 Reviews

Tomatometer

53%

25,000+ Ratings

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Tragically mysterious deaths have occurred, and English schoolgirl Liz Dunn (Thora Birch) knows what happened, so psychiatrist Philippa Horwood (Embeth Davidtz) is brought in to investigate. Liz's story: Her friend Martyn (Daniel Brocklebank) sealed her, her pal Frances (Keira Knightley) and handsome classmate Mike (Desmond Harrington) in a bomb shelter and left them to die. Only that might not be true, as Martyn claims Liz masterminded the plan that brought about such disturbing consequences.

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Justin T

The nature of this story changes more times than I could ever remember. It was not very scary and it wasn't very thrilling. The idea was pretty good but the characters are all so hateable that it becomes a challenge to watch at times. The horrificness of the characters is what makes it so interesting. It is a funny film that I enjoy watching but don't enjoy the memory. Not your typical horror - entertaining occasionally - it'll pass your time and be forgotten.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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colin m

Disturbing tale that kept me involved until the end.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Manny P

Within the first ten minutes, you've already had enough of the rich kid nonsense. At one point, it contrives to be an upper class version of a brat pack movie from the states. It safe to say the director is a fan of Lindsay Anderson, as this has "If" written all over it. Overly long and over acted.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/21

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Audience Member

Knightly made her debut in this low budget English thriller as Frankie but she was too over the top as well was her character and the other cast which got in the way. They laid on the peaches and plums queens English but the first third of this movie really didn't work. Critics made clear the film fell apart when the group came out of the bunker but actually this wasn't correct. The film improved and became more interesting with a twist. The ending was a let down slowly things unravelled to which was already predictable. The cast made a bit more effort to step up the performance in the last half an hour. Knightly meanwhile just merely cast to look pretty and flirt with two lads who looked creepy and odd throughout. There was supposed to be this eerie chilling feel to the movie but this didn't come off. Just a bit of a strange cheap teenage sort of film with upper class actors with no skills just with parents with acting backgrounds. Another overall weak display but because of the glimpses of skin we got to see from knightly this propelled her to instant future roles. Nicely does it lads.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Pandemic is making any movie good right now.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Harrington was really good. The story isn’t that good and there’s plot holes but the acting made it worth the watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/18

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Nick Hamm

Director

Thora Birch

Liz Dunn

Desmond Harrington

Mike Steel

Embeth Davidtz

Dr. Philippa Horwood

Daniel Brocklebank

Martyn Taylor

Laurence Fox

Geoff Bingham

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Daily Telegraph (UK)

Rated: 4/5

Sep 24, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 22, 2002

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

A dark thriller that explores the poisonous relationships between a group of sociopathic teens, this 2001 movie fails to capitalize on its early promise.

Rated: 3/5

May 5, 2021

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Has a good ambiguous premise but comes apart when it must reach a conclusion if its protagonist, Liz Dunn (Thora Birch), is a psychopath or a victim.

Rated: C+

Apr 22, 2011

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Rated: 1/5

Oct 24, 2007

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Synopsis

Tragically mysterious deaths have occurred, and English schoolgirl Liz Dunn (Thora Birch) knows what happened, so psychiatrist Philippa Horwood (Embeth Davidtz) is brought in to investigate. Liz's story: Her friend Martyn (Daniel Brocklebank) sealed her, her pal Frances (Keira Knightley) and handsome classmate Mike (Desmond Harrington) in a bomb shelter and left them to die. Only that might not be true, as Martyn claims Liz masterminded the plan that brought about such disturbing consequences.

Director: Nick Hamm
Screenwriter: Ben Court, Caroline Ip
Production Co: Buena Vista (Walt Disney)
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2021
Sound Mix: Surround

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