Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- brutal
- paranoid
- winter movie night
- late night thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a tight, effective, grounded survival thriller that uses its cold isolated setting and limited budget to generate intense tension.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alain's remote training compound and extreme survivalist worldview shape the group's escalating conflict.
The snowy, isolated Quebec compound confines the characters after the accident and intensifies mutual suspicion.
The survival exercises and aftermath are treated as plausible, physically punishing events rather than spectacle.
The skills and precautions taught at the camp become instruments in the group's struggle to survive one another.
Films like The Decline, and why
The Grey
shared survival thriller structure, isolated wilderness setting, escalating mistrust, and grounded brutality
The Hateful Eight
shared contained thriller tension, group conflict, moral pressure, and harsh natural environment
10 Cloverfield Lane
shared prepper culture, paranoid survivalism, claustrophobic suspense, and escalating interpersonal danger
Arctic
shared remote isolation, survival skills, physical peril, and stripped-down suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Patrice Laliberté
- Release Date
- 2020-02-27
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (457)
Cast
- Réal Bossé
- Marc-André Grondin
- Guillaume Laurin
- Marie-Evelyne Lessard
- Marc Beaupré
- Marilyn Castonguay
- Guillaume Cyr
- Isabelle Giroux
- Juliette Maxyme Proulx
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Decline about?
- A remote Quebec survivalist retreat becomes a brutal contest of trust, preparedness, and fear after an accidental death fractures the group.
- What is The Decline like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Decline as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Decline violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Decline as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Decline?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a tight, effective, grounded survival thriller that uses its cold isolated setting and limited budget to generate intense tension.
- Which films are like The Decline?
- Films with a similar feel include The Grey, The Hateful Eight, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and Arctic.
- How long is The Decline?
- The Decline runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Decline?
- In United States, The Decline streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
