The Descent (2005)
After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not aloneālurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.
Director: Neil Marshall
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Shauna Macdonald as Sarah Carter |
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Natalie Mendoza as Juno Kaplan |
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Alex Reid as Beth O'Brien |
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MyAnna Buring as Sam Vernet |
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Saskia Mulder as Rebecca Vernet |
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Nora-Jane Noone as Holly |
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Leslie Simpson as Crawler |
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Oliver Milburn as Paul Carter |
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Molly Kayll as Jessica Carter |
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Craig Conway as Crawler - Scar |
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Tristan Matthiae as Crawler |
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Mark Cronfield as Crawler |
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Stephen Lamb as Crawler |
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Catherine Dyson as Crawler |
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Julie Ellis as Crawler |
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Sophie Trott as Crawler |
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Stuart Luis as Crawler |
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Justin Hackney as Crawler |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Thompson | Costume Design |
| Sound | David Julyan | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Christian Colson | Producer |
| Editing | Jon Harris | Editor |
| Directing | Neil Marshall | Director |
| Production | William Davies | Casting |
| Camera | Sam McCurdy | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Maxine Whittaker | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Steve Griffin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Claire Alderton | Stunts |
| Crew | Siobhan Coughlan | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Kim McGarrity | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Jack Ravenscroft | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Matt Carver | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jeanette Haley | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Debbie Moore | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Sergio Bernuzzi | Key Grip |
| Production | Rachel James | Post Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Harty | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Nick Thermes | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Simon Bowles | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vickie Lang | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Lucy Moles | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Jennifer Wynne | Production Manager |
| Art | Jason Knox-Johnston | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jo Hannford | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Howard Watkins | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Matthew Collinge | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nigel Heath | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Ingham | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Maroussas | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Elizabeth West | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Danny Sheehan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Andrew Glen | Music Editor |
| Crew | Jim Dowdall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Emily Rogers Swanson | Music Editor |
| Crew | Yvette Dore | Unit Publicist |
| Visual Effects | Leigh Took | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Jon Marson | Greensman |
| Camera | Alex Bailey | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Amelia Troubridge | Still Photographer |
| Camera | John Taylor | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Matt Curtis | Title Designer |
| Production | Ivana MacKinnon | Associate Producer |
| Art | Paul Bradburn | Dressing Prop |
| Writing | Neil Marshall | Writer |
| Production | Paul Smith | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jacques Plante | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Clare Mahoney | Foley Artist |
| Art | Terry Woods | Property Master |
| Camera | Rodrigo Gutierrez | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Crew | George Cottle | Stunt Double |
| Crew | George Cottle | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Michael Byrch | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Paul Mason | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Hannah Godwin | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | David McKay | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Jon Garwes | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Phil Humphries | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Matthew Waving | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Ang Richards | Camera Trainee |
| Sound | Rob Prynne | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Paul Carter | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist |
| Sound | John Fewell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Julie Ankerson | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Oliver Brierley | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Visual Effects | John Rafique | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Andrew Robertson | Video Assist Operator |
| Production | Natalie Moore | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Eddie Standish | Location Manager |
| Production | Derek Yeaman | Location Manager |
| Production | Donald McDonald | Location Assistant |
| Production | Mike Baldock | Unit Manager |
| Production | Luke Jackson | Unit Manager |
| Production | David Taylor | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Laver | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vickie Lang | Makeup Supervisor |
| Art | Dean Clegg | Standby Art Director |
| Art | Harry Pain | Art Department Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Michael Kelm | Modeling |
| Art | Jim Cornish | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stuart Conran | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Conal Palmer | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Pritchard | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Fowler | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Neil Morrill | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stuart Sewell | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Samia Wood | Prosthetics |
| Art | Simon Webber | Sculptor |
| Crew | Stuart Wishart | Animatronics Designer |
| Art | Zoe Smith | Property Buyer |
| Art | Billy Edwards | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Alfie Burgess | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Terry Stinson | Dressing Prop |
| Art | Jono Moles | Construction Manager |
| Art | Henry Jones | Construction Manager |
| Lighting | Graham Baker | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Andrew Taylor | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Tim Driscoll | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Steve Slocombe | Best Boy Electric |
| Crew | Ross Grainger | Generator Operator |
| Lighting | Gareth Williams | Electrician |
| Lighting | Bob Milton | Electrician |
| Directing | Dan Winch | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Camera | John Heald | Grip |
| Camera | Tony Fabian | Grip |
| Camera | Alice Hobden | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Kate Filby | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Ralph Ramsden | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Ashley Bond | Focus Puller |
| Directing | Joanna Crow | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ray De-Haan | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Rob Hunt | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Lee Sheward | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Daz Parker | Stunt Double |
| Production | David Wheal | Casting Assistant |
| Editing | Jason Wheeler | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Catriona Delbridge | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Brian Hall | Technical Advisor |