# The Colony (2013)

> After an ice age drives humanity underground, a rescue mission discovers that the ruins of a lost colony conceal a new and terrifying threat.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/106386

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Jeff Renfroe
- Cast: Kevin Zegers, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Sullivan, John Tench, Atticus Mitchell, Dru Viergever, Romano Orzari
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160996/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, foreboding, claustrophobic, late night genre viewing, winter movie marathon

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