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The Ruins

The Ruins

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The Ruins

"Terror has evolved."

2008

1h 31m

6.0(1498 votes)

Horror

Overview

Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.

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Production Companies

Spyglass Entertainment

Red Hour

DreamWorks Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jonathan Tucker

Jonathan Tucker

Jeff McIntire

Jena Malone

Jena Malone

Amy

Shawn Ashmore

Shawn Ashmore

Eric

Laura Ramsey

Laura Ramsey

Stacy

Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson

Mathias

Sergio Calderón

Sergio Calderón

Lead Mayan

Jesse Ramirez

Jesse Ramirez

Mayan Bowman

Balder Moreno

Mayan Horseman

Dimitri Baveas

Dimitri

Patricio Almeida Rodriguez

Taxi Driver

Creative team

Directed by: Carter Smith
Written by: Scott B. Smith
Produced by: Chris Bender
Stuart Cornfeld

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