Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- found footage double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's atmospheric Australian locations, convincing ensemble performances, and effective found-footage craft while finding its unexplained menace and formal limitations frustrating.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation is reconstructed through crew footage and documentary-style material, giving the survival story an evidentiary frame.
Abandoned train tunnels beneath Sydney dominate the film's spaces, turning darkness, labyrinthine passages, and confinement into primary sources of dread.
The crew is pursued by a malevolent presence in the tunnels, while the film deliberately withholds a complete explanation of what stalks them.
Natasha Warner and her crew enter the tunnels while pursuing evidence of a government cover-up linked to Sydney's water shortage.
Films like The Tunnel, and why
As Above, So Below
found-footage horror, investigative framing, and an unseen subterranean threat
[REC]
documentary-style horror, crew-based investigation, and escalating confinement
The Blair Witch Project
found-footage survival horror, conspiratorial setup, and a hostile hidden presence
The Descent
claustrophobic underground setting, monster horror, and bleak survival tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Carlo Ledesma
- Release Date
- 2011-05-19
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (484)
Cast
- Bel Deliá
- Luke Arnold
- Andy Rodoreda
- James Caitlin
- Goran D. Kleut
- Arianna Gusi
- Peter McAllum
- Shannon Jones
- Ben Maclaine
- Steve Davis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Tunnel about?
- A journalist and her documentary crew descend into Sydney’s abandoned tunnels to expose a government conspiracy, only to become prey for something lurking in the dark.
- What is The Tunnel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Tunnel as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Tunnel violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Tunnel as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Tunnel?
- Critics broadly praised the film's atmospheric Australian locations, convincing ensemble performances, and effective found-footage craft while finding its unexplained menace and formal limitations frustrating.
- Which films are like The Tunnel?
- Films with a similar feel include As Above, So Below, [REC], The Blair Witch Project, and The Descent.
- How long is The Tunnel?
- The Tunnel runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Tunnel?
- In United States, The Tunnel streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
