Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Hole end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hole easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Hole

Name: The Hole
Genre: Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2009
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Chris Massoglia, Nathan Gamble, Haley Bennett, Teri Polo, Bruce Dern

What Are You So Afraid Of?

Directed by Joe Dante

Produced by BenderSpink, Bold Films

200992 min5.8 / 10

A supernatural thriller that weaponizes childhood fears and sibling bonds, using a mysterious basement hole as a portal for nightmares made manifest.

After moving into a new neighbourhood, brothers Dane & Lucas and their neighbour Julie discover a bottomless hole in the basement of their home. They find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed. With strange shadows lurking around every corner and nightmares coming to life, they are forced to come face to face with their darkest fears to put an end to the mystery of THE HOLE.

Clusters

Cursed Revenge Pacts Found-Footage Horror Films Grief Turns Into Fear Witchcraft and Occult Movies Lies And Disguises

Genres

Thriller Adventure Fantasy

Keywords

Basement Little Brother Childhood Fears Suburban Horror Dark Secrets Supernatural Mystery Bottomless Hole Nightmares Come Alive

Where to watch

StreamPrime Video
FreeFawesome
AdsYouTube, The Roku Channel
RentAmazon Video, Fandango At Home
BuyApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is The Hole scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does The Hole end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Hole easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Hole violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Hole sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.