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Overview
A night of terror unfolds as a reporter and her cameraman uncover a horrifying secret.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- claustrophobic
- dread-filled
- late-night horror marathon
- halloween night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an exceptionally effective found-footage horror exercise, praising its claustrophobic escalation and economical use of the format.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The television reporter and cameraman document the emergency directly, making the camera a continuous source of perspective and danger.
Residents, firefighters, and reporters are trapped inside an apartment building while the threat spreads through its rooms and corridors.
Bites and rapidly spreading illness turn a localized emergency into a collective survival crisis.
Handheld live-reportage footage produces confusion, restricted visibility, and the sensation of witnessing events in real time.
Films like [REC], and why
The Blair Witch Project
shared found-footage presentation, escalating claustrophobia, and survival horror inside a confined building
28 Days Later
shared zombie outbreak premise, handheld documentary immediacy, and rapidly intensifying panic
Quarantine
shared apartment-complex confinement, supernatural contagion, and visceral outbreak horror
The Taking of Deborah Logan
shared single-location dread, infection-driven violence, and documentary-style visual perspective
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
- Release Date
- 2007-11-20
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (5035)
Cast
- Manuela Velasco
- Pablo Rosso
- Javier Coromina
- Ferrán Terraza
- Martha Carbonell
- David Vert
- Carlos Lasarte
- Vicente Gil
- Carlos Vicente
- María Lanau
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is [REC] about?
- A television reporter’s emergency assignment becomes a breathless found-footage descent into an apartment building sealed against a violent supernatural outbreak.
- What is [REC] like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of [REC] as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is [REC] violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in [REC] as graphic.
- What did critics think of [REC]?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an exceptionally effective found-footage horror exercise, praising its claustrophobic escalation and economical use of the format.
- Which films are like [REC]?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, 28 Days Later, Quarantine, and The Taking of Deborah Logan.
- How long is [REC]?
- [REC] runs 78 minutes.
- Where can I watch [REC]?
- In United States, [REC] is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
