Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- visceral
- bleak
- late night horror viewing
- halloween horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the Belgian horror thriller technically impressive and character-driven, though its later half and underdeveloped supporting characters weakened the impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sam's Pathfinder troop travels to a remote woodland camp where bullying, traps, and a predator turn scouting activities into survival horror.
Sam's humiliation by Peter and his troop is set against escalating physical danger, making childhood institutions sources of fear rather than safety.
The campfire story about Kai is dismissed as superstition until Sam discovers that Kai exists and is capable of far more than mischief.
The woods, tree house, mask, and traps turn the natural environment into a threatening maze around the scouts.
Films like Cub, and why
Friday the 13th
shares summer-camp isolation, slasher mechanics, youthful protagonists, and escalating survival horror
The Burning
shares child-centered wilderness peril, masked menace, traps, and disturbing coming-of-age horror
Eden Lake
shares rural isolation, sadistic violence, adolescent vulnerability, and grim survival tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Jonas Govaerts
- Release Date
- 2014-10-29
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (258)
Cast
- Maurice Luijten
- Evelien Bosmans
- Gill Eeckelaert
- Jan Hammenecker
- Titus De Voogdt
- Stef Aerts
- Noa Tambwe Kabati
- Ricko Otto
- Louis Lemmens
- Thomas De Smet
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Cub about?
- A bullied scout confronts a supposedly mythical woodland predator when his summer camp becomes a lethal hunting ground.
- What is Cub like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cub as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Cub violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cub as graphic.
- What did critics think of Cub?
- Critics broadly found the Belgian horror thriller technically impressive and character-driven, though its later half and underdeveloped supporting characters weakened the impact.
- Which films are like Cub?
- Films with a similar feel include Friday the 13th, The Burning, and Eden Lake.
- How long is Cub?
- Cub runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cub?
- In United States, Cub is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
