Hell
In a sun-blasted post-apocalyptic landscape, a small group’s journey toward the mountains becomes a brutal test of trust, endurance, and survival.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- foreboding
- oppressive
- gritty
- late night horror viewing
- dystopian movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film tense, atmospheric, and visually striking, while also judging its straightforward survival story derivative and lacking originality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The protagonists cross a sun-scorched world transformed by catastrophic temperature rise.
The film emphasizes blinding light, blacked-out shadows, and high-contrast landscapes to render the heat oppressive.
The travelers encounter hostile men, abduction, ambushes, and resource-driven betrayal during their journey.
The Swiss-German production presents post-apocalyptic collapse through practical, realistic travel and scarcity rather than elaborate futuristic world-building.
Films like Hell, and why
The Road
shared post-apocalyptic survival tension, hostile human groups, and bleak dystopian atmosphere
Mad Max: Fury Road
shared heat-ravaged wasteland setting, resource scarcity, and relentless survival thriller momentum
The Divide
shared grounded science fiction, desperate group dynamics, and escalating paranoia in a hostile environment
It Comes at Night
shared oppressive post-apocalyptic world, human deceit, and stark survival horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Tim Fehlbaum
- Release Date
- 2011-09-20
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (313)
Cast
- Hannah Herzsprung
- Lars Eidinger
- Stipe Erceg
- Lisa Vicari
- Angela Winkler
- Yoann Blanc
- Christoph Gaugler
- Ellen Schweiger
- Luca Winkler
- Tammo Winkler
Common questions
- What is Hell about?
- In a sun-blasted post-apocalyptic landscape, a small group’s journey toward the mountains becomes a brutal test of trust, endurance, and survival.
- What is Hell like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hell as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Hell violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Hell as brutal.
- What did critics think of Hell?
- Critics broadly found the film tense, atmospheric, and visually striking, while also judging its straightforward survival story derivative and lacking originality.
- Which films are like Hell?
- Films with a similar feel include The Road, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Divide, and It Comes at Night.
- How long is Hell?
- Hell runs 89 minutes.
