The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes

The lucky ones die first.

Directed by Alexandre Aja

Produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Craven-Maddalena Films

2006107 min6.5 / 10

A brutal, relentless survival horror film that traps a family in a nightmarish desert wasteland where they become hunted prey to mutant cannibals.

Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.

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  • Is The Hills Have Eyes scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is The Hills Have Eyes violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.

  • Is The Hills Have Eyes easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does The Hills Have Eyes end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is The Hills Have Eyes sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity60

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Surprise86

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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