RUINS
A found-footage science-fiction mystery follows hospital workers and later survivors piecing together the truth behind a civilization-shattering infection.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- tense
- bleak
- late night horror
- pandemic thriller marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Survivors uncover a secure video package whose hospital footage reconstructs the pandemic crisis.
Nine years after the infection, the excavation team searches hospital debris for clues about what happened.
Hospital staff confront complete chaos while attempting to manage the pandemic around them.
The film is explicitly presented as found footage from survivors and hospital staff.
Films like RUINS, and why
The Bay
found-footage science fiction, post-apocalyptic survival, and investigation of a mysterious catastrophe
REC
found-footage horror, pandemic contamination, and escalating institutional chaos
The Divide
post-apocalyptic survival, fragmented evidence, and bleak human crisis
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2020-11-24
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Gracie Piper
- Jiju Nair
- Manoj Balraj
- Manoj Pillai
- Radhika Sajith
- Ranjan Misra
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is RUINS about?
- A found-footage science-fiction mystery follows hospital workers and later survivors piecing together the truth behind a civilization-shattering infection.
- What is RUINS like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of RUINS as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is RUINS violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in RUINS as moderate.
- Which films are like RUINS?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bay, REC, and The Divide.
- How long is RUINS?
- RUINS runs 77 minutes.
- Where can I watch RUINS?
- In United States, RUINS is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
