Hunger
Five strangers trapped in an underground dungeon are driven toward monstrous choices by starvation and a sadistic survival experiment.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- oppressive
- claustrophobic
- dread-filled
- late night horror marathon
- extreme horror viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Five strangers awaken inside an underground dungeon and remain confined as their prospects deteriorate.
Increasing hunger transforms the captives' relationships and pushes them toward increasingly desperate behavior.
The Scientist has imprisoned the group to test the limits of human will and survival.
The dungeon setting and prolonged lack of escape make spatial confinement the primary source of terror.
Films like Hunger, and why
Saw
shared survival horror, confinement, escalating desperation, and moral collapse
The Cube
shared captivity premise, sadistic experimentation, graphic bodily peril, and psychological torment
The Divide
shared enclosed-space horror, group distrust, resource scarcity, and breakdown of social order
The Human Centipede
shared prison-like confinement, cruel human experimentation, and disturbing body horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Hentges
- Release Date
- 2009-05-12
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (191)
Cast
- Lori Heuring
- Linden Ashby
- Joe Egender
- Lea Kohl
- Julian Rojas
- Bjorn Johnson
- Britton Partain
- Laura Albyn
- John Cooley
- Ian Hopper
Where to watch in United States
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hunger about?
- Five strangers trapped in an underground dungeon are driven toward monstrous choices by starvation and a sadistic survival experiment.
- What is Hunger like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hunger as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Hunger violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Hunger as graphic.
- Which films are like Hunger?
- Films with a similar feel include Saw, The Cube, The Divide, and The Human Centipede.
- How long is Hunger?
- Hunger runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hunger?
- In United States, Hunger is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
