# Sanctum (2011)

> A cave-diving expedition becomes a desperate underwater escape when a tropical flood seals the team inside a vast South Pacific labyrinth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/32350

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller
- Director: Alister Grierson
- Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie, Christopher James Baker, Nicole Downes, Allison Cratchley
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0881320/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: claustrophobic, tense, oppressive, adrenaline movie night, survival thriller marathon

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- [47 Meters Down (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/268725)

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