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The Ruins
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R,1hr 30min
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April 4, 2008
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Dreamworks/Paramount Studios
Synopsis: Based on the novel by A Simple Plan author Scott Smith, director Carter B. Smith's Yucatan-set thriller follows four American tourists as they unwisely venture off the beaten path while vacationing in Cancun. When a friendly German tourist implores the Americans to help search the jungle for his missing brother, the group becomes hopelessly trapped in a nightmare scenario that seems too strange to be true. Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Jena Malone, and Shawn Ashmore star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie ... Full Synopsis
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A surprisingly effective little horror nightmare. Full Review
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Laura Ramsey, left, and Jena Malone in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
Jena Malone, left, and Laura Ramsey in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
Jonathan Tucker, left, Jena Malone, Laura Ramsey, and Shawn Ashmore in "The Ruins" (Paramount...
Shawn Ashmore in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
Laura Ramsey in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
Jonathan Tucker in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
Jena Malone in "The Ruins" (Paramount Pictures)
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