Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night horror
- psychological thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a well-made, contained, thought-provoking thriller elevated by Dave Bautista’s performance, despite plot holes and reduced scariness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eric, Andrew, and Wen are held inside a secluded vacation cabin while the strangers' demands intensify.
The fate of the world is made contingent on a choice facing one same-sex family.
The hostage demand is presented through competing interpretations of prophetic warnings and unfolding disasters.
The family vacation cabin's secluded setting leaves the captives cut off from outside help.
Films like Knock at the Cabin, and why
The Strangers
contained home-invasion suspense, supernatural ambiguity, and emotionally fraught family choices
Signs
apocalyptic uncertainty, intimate family drama, and escalating existential dread
The Invitation
single-location psychological horror, moral coercion, and unsettling interpersonal tension
Take Shelter
end-of-the-world stakes filtered through a close domestic relationship and faith-driven uncertainty
Movie Details
- Director
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Release Date
- 2023-02-01
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (3221)
Cast
- Dave Bautista
- Jonathan Groff
- Ben Aldridge
- Nikki Amuka-Bird
- Rupert Grint
- Abby Quinn
- Kristen Cui
- McKenna Kerrigan
- Ian Merrill Peakes
- Denise Nakano
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads
- 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 Knock at the Cabin about?
- A queer family’s secluded vacation becomes a harrowing moral standoff when armed strangers claim their sacrifice can prevent the apocalypse.
- What is Knock at the Cabin like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Knock at the Cabin as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Knock at the Cabin violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Knock at the Cabin as brutal.
- What did critics think of Knock at the Cabin?
- Critics broadly found the film a well-made, contained, thought-provoking thriller elevated by Dave Bautista’s performance, despite plot holes and reduced scariness.
- Which films are like Knock at the Cabin?
- Films with a similar feel include The Strangers, Signs, The Invitation, and Take Shelter.
- How long is Knock at the Cabin?
- Knock at the Cabin runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Knock at the Cabin?
- In United States, Knock at the Cabin streams on Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads.
