[Rec]

Rec (2007)

  • 96% of critics liked it
    (24 reviews)

  • 78% of users liked it
    (46,701 ratings)

After teaming up in 2002 for the dramatic music documentary OT: The Movie, Spanish horror specialists Jaume Balagueró (Darkness) and Paco Plaza (Second Name) join forces once again for this experimental frightener about a mysterious outbreak in an old tenement building. Reporter Angela (Manuela… More

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Nov 23, 2007 Wide
Odeon Sky Filmworks

Critic Reviews

  • Nigel Floyd, Time Out

    A brilliantly staged early scare signals that the safety rails are off and, despite an unexpected, last-minute swerve into the supernatural realm, the edge-of-the-seat tension is sustained to the very last second.

  • Alissa Simon, Variety

    Lazily scripted, without even a pretense of character development or psychological depth, it offers nothing new for genre fans and no reason for mainstream auds to bite.

  • Ali Gray, TheShiznit.co.uk

    Quick and to the point when it comes to delivering scares.

  • Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

    Superbly acted, brilliantly directed and absolutely bloody terrifying, this is one of the best films of the year.

  • Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

    [REC] belongs in your horror library. At the very least you can love this DVD for the film. The movie is that damned good.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • E.J. B


    Suspenseful, intense, scary, and gory, this is without a doubt one of the best Visceral Horror movies of the past decade, if not of all time. Read my full review at: http://horrorbuffs.net/movie/rec/

  • Reid V


    A fun, inventive, and jumpy found-footage horror film that has it's share of thrills, especially in the final act. The acting for the most part is pretty good & I like that they don't make you wait too long before diving into the madness. And while I saw most gags coming… More

  • Albert K


    I'm gonna give [Rec] more credit then the american counterpart, "Quarantine". Though they're carbon copies, [Rec]'s acting is far more superior. Turn off the lights, crank the sound up, and be prepared to jump. I was exhausted after watching this.

  • Lee ?


    I kicked myself for waiting so long to watch this film, when it first came out I was just not in the mood for yet another infection/zombie type movie and with the whole handheld mockumentary style approach... but this turned out to be a damn good flick!! It's a real nail-biter at… More

  • Greg S


    A TV crew follows firemen into an apartment building on a routine rescue call, but soon find themselves trapped inside the building where the residents have contracted a virus that causes them to turn homicidal. It's basically a mashup of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and THE BLAIR… More

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