Andrew Miller, David Hewlett, Maurice Dean Wint

Six people are inexplicably imprisoned in a booby-trapped system of boxes, with no hope and fewer means of escape.

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Vincenzo Natali

Release Date: September 11, 1998

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DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003

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  • September 22, 2009
    A very clever idea and a very original film.
  • July 17, 2009
    Cube is the best sci-fi horror film since Alien. Yes, it's that good. It's a masterpiece of originality, low budget filmmaking, and tapping into the darkest realm of the human spirit. Like the best horror films, the external horror of the cube reflects how fucked up we are as ...( read more)a species.
    Six strangers wake up in this strange cube filled with smaller cube rooms. Some of the rooms are lined with traps, meaning if you enter them, you will suffer a brutally disgusting death. (And I bet if this film were made today, the movie would only be about the deaths, exploiting each trap to make you, the audience, squirm. Alas, Cube is too smart a film for that.) The six need to work together to figure a way out. Of course, as a character says early in the film, they have to save themselves from themselves. Because in the end, the group's greatest threat isn't the cube, but one of their own.
    Movies this original are few and far between. It was an absolute pleasure to sit through Cube. I was completely absorbed by its ideas, by the characters, by the great performances, and ultimately, by the cube itself. Who would build such a thing? And for what purpose? One can only imagine how many things mankind has created that have the ability to ruin the world.
  • April 15, 2009
    A group of people are trapped in some kind of giant Rubik's cube. Rather limited scope but the analysis of the trapped group psychosis and the novel idea makes an enjoyable sci-fi flick.
  • April 15, 2009
    Bizarre, gory and extremely clever, Cube is a great movie. It doesn't come together quite as well as I would have hoped, but it's a fascinating, thought-provoking film with an interesting cast and a concept that's fantastically original. Clearly a big influence for the Saw fran...( read more)chise. Certainly recommended to genre fans.
  • October 1, 2008
    I watched this by pure coincidence for the simple reason that it was on and I was in the same room - not usually my genre either (I scare too easy), but I found this to be totally fascinating and just couldn't stop watching.
    I had to look the other way a couple of times (once rig...( read more)ht at the beginning) but a terrific idea for a film.
  • November 19, 2009
    Muy buena pelicula. Nada hollywodense. Pero el final se me hizo chafa.
  • November 15, 2009
    Unrealistic and relatively predictable, but it was original when it came out.
  • November 13, 2009
    Best Art Direction 1997
  • November 12, 2009
    Very psychological...it's hard to understand even what it is...
  • November 3, 2009
    This is a very good one

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April 12, 2003
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Cube is a film boxed in by its own intriguing central premise. full review

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  • chrismid259
    June 7, 2007
    Yup, they are all out on DVD in a Box-Set. Quite easy to find online.
  • matseb2611
    June 3, 2007
    I'm pretty sure it should be on DVD. I've seen a box set with all 3 Cube films once.
  • MorpheusOne
    May 29, 2007
    I need to see this again, its been a while. I really enjoyed it the first time around. It's a shame that they didn't release it on dvd. A best bet to find it is either on WinMX or Ares I think. Msg me on here to find out more if you are interested or if you don't believe that they brought WinMX back. Yes, they did!
  • punkg413
    May 25, 2007
    sorry had to go look up the titles
    Cube
    Hyper Cube
    Cube Zero.
  • punkg413
    May 25, 2007
    As far as I know there are three movies including this one.
  • xXxKANDIIxXx
    May 21, 2007
    saw 2 is kind of like cube. I like them both though
  • hansmyhedgehog
    March 15, 2007
    i haven't seen Cube, but I've heard that Saw 2 borrows (or steals, depending on your point of view) a lot from it...does it?
  • nikie420
    October 25, 2006
    Hey I noticed someone had mentioned that they were curious if they would make a sequel. They already have its called Hyper Cube I only watched it once a LONG time ago, I remember I liked it but it definitly wasnt as good as the first but as we all know most sequels are like that.
  • drpepperrocksme1
    July 31, 2006
    very good film. shows that people just cant work together well even if they fit perfectly. it was a good twist to see a certain character also have a bigger purpose within the cube
  • thnx4alldafish
    June 8, 2006
    i haven't actually seen this in a while but i remember i loved this film! the end is just mind blowing!

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