Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- paranoid
- disturbing
- claustrophobic
- late-night horror viewing
- found footage marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's screenlife presentation and internet-safety premise promising, but divisive execution, implausible character reactions, and inconsistent scares weakened the result.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Elizabeth's investigation and subsequent danger unfold through webcam footage and online interfaces.
The protagonist's apartment, webcam activity, and loved ones become exposed to online surveillance and targeting.
The film uses computer screens, chat windows, and recorded perspectives as its dominant storytelling apparatus.
The murder witnessed online and the ensuing threats turn anonymous webcam culture into the film's central source of menace.
Films like The Den, and why
Unfriended
shared found-footage horror, online surveillance, and escalating technological paranoia
Searching
shared screen-mediated horror, digital isolation, and vulnerability inside private spaces
The Last Exorcism
shared found-footage presentation, voyeurism, and relentless psychological dread
Cam
shared internet-age paranoia, invasion of privacy, and thriller-driven horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Zachary Donohue
- Release Date
- 2013-12-12
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (399)
Cast
- Melanie Papalia
- Matt Riedy
- David Schlachtenhaufen
- Adam Shapiro
- Matt Lasky
- Victoria Hanlin
- Bill Oberst Jr.
- Katija Pevec
- Lily Holleman
- Ron Bottitta
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Den about?
- A webcam researcher’s glimpse of an online murder unleashes a screen-bound nightmare that turns internet anonymity into an intimate threat.
- What is The Den like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Den as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Den violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Den as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Den?
- Critics broadly found the film's screenlife presentation and internet-safety premise promising, but divisive execution, implausible character reactions, and inconsistent scares weakened the result.
- Which films are like The Den?
- Films with a similar feel include Unfriended, Searching, The Last Exorcism, and Cam.
- How long is The Den?
- The Den runs 77 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Den?
- In United States, The Den streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
