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FilmPG-132005

The Cave

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After a group of biologists discovers a huge network of unexplored caves in Romania and, believing it to be an undisturbed eco-system that has produced a new species, they hire the best American team of underwater cave explorers in the world. While exploring deeper into the underwater caves, a rockslide blocks their exit, and they soon discover a larger carnivorous creature has added them to its food chain. From TMDB

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  • pixelkitties🐭 🦆 @pixelkitties.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 26, 2025

    Aladdin has always been my favorite Disney film and I loved The Cave of Wonders playset when I was a kid! It’s a simple toy but like the great playsets it’s a big face with a reverse interior, traps, treasures and simple but engaging play features. I’m ecstatic to have it again!

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  • Jacy Eberlein @jacy.caBluesky · Apr 28, 2026

    Shadows in the Cave 📷 Nikon F2 🎞️ Ilford HP5 🗓️ April 2026 📍 Edmonton, AB #believeinfilm #photography #analog #yeg

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  • Darkness Pauls 🎃 @paulle.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2026

    For its anniversary, I revisited the 2000s creature-feature THE CAVE at @bloody-disgusting.com It's a case of style over script, but if you're looking for a glossy action-horror movie, this one is recommended. Pluses: the cast is hot and the monsters are well designed.

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  • Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 18, 2026

    This exhibition, actually called The Sky In The Cave, is part of Oliver's broader Resonance: Cave work. This is a film that mixes shots of Font de Gaume, in which he spent weeks singing to find resonant areas, with the painting process that uses those frequencies to vibrate pigment on canvas.

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  • Queenie ❤️🏳️‍⚧ @alysnoire.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days Day 67, Film 68 - The Descent Figured why not complete the set, seen The Cave too. Now we need “the slightly dark soft play area”

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  • Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2024

    I'll also note that being on Netflix doesn't guarantee big audience - Ancient Apocalypse and the Cave of Bones film (on Homo naledi) both got much more attention than the Secrets of the Neanderthals doc, which while not 'perfect' was a decent BBC production with expert consultants (one being me)

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  • Michael Frasca @frasca.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    Backyard #Astrophotography Sh 2-155 is an emission/dark nebula in Cepheus. Sir Patrick Moore, having watched too many B-movies filmed at Bronson Cave in LA*, nicknamed it The Cave Nebula. * like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Robot Monster, Invasion of the Star Creatures and even Star Trek.

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    I introduced my film students to Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” when teaching a module on the Film Industry and the production process. To say it was an eye opener is an understatement.

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  • Forbidden Worlds Film Festival @fwfilmfestival.bsky.socialBluesky · May 15, 2026

    True story: we reached out to John Sayles for a video intro for Clan of the Cave Bear (because he wrote it), but he's been so busy working on this film and doing a book tour that he finally got back to us a week after the screening! www.indiewire.com/news/breakin...

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  • Brad Henderson @bradfhenderson.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2025

    6th Film for The Marathon 48: Bad Halloween II is THE CAVE.

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  • C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.comBluesky · Aug 22, 2026

    #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 36) The Cave (2005) dir. Bruce Hunt Love me some mutants. Don't get the hate for this one, it's fine. Not amazing but it's a fun 90min, perfectly serviceable subterranean action horror with Lena Headey (so worth watching). letterboxd.com/film/the-cave/

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  • Demi @demi0186.blacksky.appBluesky · Aug 21, 2026

    I can barely even remember wtf happened in The Cave bc the movie was pitch black 95% of the time.

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  • Shower Cat @shower-cat.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 28, 2026

    It can even be a good movie and people can still be disappointed with some of the adaptation choices. The simplification of the Cave of the Cyclops has been included in multiple reviews. The choice to omit “nobody” is IMO a bad one. Others may disagree.

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  • DoctorTheopolis @drzaiusbaltar.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 5, 2026

    Poster for the film The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) featuring Daryl Hannah. Used as a cover for Heavy Metal Magazine Vol. 9, No. 10 (Winter 1986).

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  • Queenie ❤️🏳️‍⚧ @alysnoire.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2026

    #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days Day 42, Film 42 - The Cave (2005) I messed up my days again so my starting lead is gone!

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  • Jason @solomon3418.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2024

    #100HorrorMoviesin92Days Movie 22 My ★★ review of The Cave on Letterboxd boxd.it/78Q8Cz

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  • 3 Sides🪶⬛️🍁⬛️🖇️ @3sides.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 13, 2026

    I recently re-watched, Clan of the Cave Bear film. Jean M. Auel did a tremendous amount of research on humanity. Were males always abusive, including Neanderthals? Will we ever know the truth? The past is gone, but we can join the Bonobo Sisterhood. 1/2

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  • Brittany @sameoldstory.coBluesky · Aug 7, 2026

    I’m realizing I didn’t describe it right, there are no sex SCENES but there IS sex referenced, always described as “Durc relieved his needs“ and the description moves on since the clan of the Cave Bear doesn’t have any romantic notions of sex at all. But on film that would not come off the same lol

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  • Miss Machete, Pumpkin Spice Cannibal @miss-machete.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 4, 2026

    Well, the end. I think I'm done with Blood Surf. My suggested Tubi roulette was The Cave (aka The Descent, Aldi brand). This one's actually a real movie. #frightclub #bloodsurf

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  • Corin Astles @corincreations.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    My grad film, Myth of the Cave, has just been released today! Thanks to everyone who helped me to make this. I've been so lucky to have it shown at festivals around the world, including the place where I first learnt to animate. It's been a journey, see you in the light. youtu.be/9ftVyHwE_uk

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  • 🧿✨MJ, TundraTaoist✨🧿 aka 🏹 Damsel of DPS 🏹 🌷She/Her🌷 ❄️Alaska❄️ ❌👑 @tundrataoist.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    The first movie I watched that showed a rape was Clan of the Cave Bear, one of my grammy's favorite movies. The second I watched that showed a rape was The Accused (Link: medium.com/tftunderworl...). www.tiktok.com/@melancholyd...

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  • Kathleen Jacques @kathmachine.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    I love this movie, like it’s incredible how distressing Just The Cave Exploration is before there’s any indication you ought to also be concerned about monsters

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  • That Guy Jordan @jordamusprime.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    Movie #23- 'The Cave' (2005): Fairly standard cave monster movie, largely disappointing. I think the biggest issue for me was that the cave monsters seemed completely inconsistent and as generic as possible, which is *Criminal* considering this movie actually seems like it had a budget.

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  • c. reider (creppy version) @vuzhmusic.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 8, 2026

    the Allegory of the Cave as a horror movie.

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  • Lotus Prince of Darkness @lotusprince.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2026

    The main actor gives an intentionally wooden performance in a movie-length production of Plato's Allegory of the Cave.

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  • Tom the Dog @tomthedog.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2026

    THE BIKINI CARWASH COMPANY is infinitely better than the book, I really appreciate how the film delves into the interiority of the main characters, the Aristotelian Allegory of the Cave has rarely been explored with such an emphasis on g-strings

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  • Amos @yo.fishBluesky · Aug 12, 2026

    A Filmie Review: The Cave https://yo.fish/posts/2008/07/02/first-person-review-the-cave-2

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  • John Zeleznik @johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2026

    This sounds so cool! Clan of the Cave Bear....that film was so salacious as a kid....I've always wanted to read that book.

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  • Lyse @lyse.myatproto.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    Clan of the Cave Bear. I fucking loved that book and was so damned excited to go see the movie.

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  • Jonathan Booth @jonathanbooth25.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 7, 2026

    I am literally watching a film called “The Cave” as we speak! 😂

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  • Dario Llinares @darioll.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2026

    In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, subjects are bound in darkness, mistaking shadows cast on the wall for reality. For Baudry, cinema replicates this illusion: the projected image stands in for the world, and the spectator takes this illusion as real. dariollinares.substack.com/p/what-is-ps...

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  • IvoxPierre @ivoxpierre.bsky.socialBluesky · May 27, 2026

    Nice to see Clan of the Cave Bear on there - underrated book that was somewhat tarnished by a crappy film adaptation. Would like to see A Canticle for Leibowitz on someone's list some day - that's a gut punch. Nice list @katmabu.bsky.social .

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  • zaphmann.bsky.social @zaphmann.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2026

    Featured on Zaph Mann's "The Beat Goes On" inmemoryofjohnpeel.com/2026/04/25/t... The Cave by Petra Hermanova @petrahermanova.bsky.social "Lapilli" (Original Film Score) (42far) @42___far 2026 petrahermanova.bandcamp.com/album/lapill...

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  • skippergimp.bsky.social @skippergimp.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    @fwfilmfestival.bsky.social Consideringwe have Clan of the Cave Bear and Excalibur, did Emerald Forest ever get any consideration? Another mid 80’s film, directed by John Boorman with a tribal theme like Cave Bear. Might play better today with the environmental aspect.

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  • Your Move Creep! Podcast @yourmcpodcast.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    Film 3 - The Clan Of The Cave Bear!

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  • Captain Midnight @thefilmfair.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 28, 2025

    Italian film poster for THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR (1986 - Dir. Michael Chapman) Cast: Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed, James Remar.

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  • Horror News @horrornews.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 1, 2025

    Mongolian director Byamba Sakhya (‘The Cave of the Yellow Dog’) announces new film, ‘The Cursed Altai’, a supernatural horror set in the Altai Mountains. Set for a 2026 release. #HorrorNews #HorrorFans #Horror #TheCursedAltai #ByambaSakhya #AsianHorror

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  • Joel @jbarnettqed.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2026

    ... Barret will be our comrade. Always take more opportunities for Barret and Red banter. Into the Cave of the Gi we go. Gi Lancer's spin guard is an interesting movie. Plop Red close enough and just mash RB to instantly fill the Vengeance meter. Whee. Moseying through the caverns. Talk of ...

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  • Demi @demi0186.blacksky.appBluesky · Sep 10, 2026

    I know monster movies aren't supposed to make sense, but the monsters in the movie The Cave still annoy me. Like.. them actually being humans that somehow mutated into flying blind creatures makes absolutely no sense.

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  • Cal, Capybara Ghosthunter @capybaragh.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2026

    Allegory Of The Cave: horror movie night

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  • Lotus Prince of Darkness @lotusprince.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2026

    The main actor gives an intentionally wooden performance in a movie-length production of Plato's Allegory of the Cave.

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  • Perrin42 @perrin42.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyBluesky · Aug 23, 2026

    OK, I haven't thought about this movie in decades, but I was talking to my wife about it this morning and... just how fucking racist *was* Clan of the Cave Bear? The blonde-haired blue-eyed person was immediately smarter and more advanced than the brown-haired, darker-skinned people. Crap […]

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  • Relly XXL 🥂 @rellmidnight.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2026

    It’s still funny how The Cave is just the dude version of The Decent (much better movie btw)

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  • OneSheet.org @onesheet.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2026

    The Cave of the Golden Rose 4 (1994) Directed by Lamberto Bava https://onesheet.org/movie/the-cave-of-the-golden-rose-4-1994/

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  • Dia Boromon @therex55213.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2026

    YEAHHH THE CAVE I get that The Descent is a better *film*, with like themes and such, but good gooey goddamn I adore the creatures of The Cave one million times more. Another film like The Relic (1997) where a mid-ass movie is elevated by fucking phenomenal creature design.

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  • Sr. Raposo @magicianfox.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2026

    I saw a meme being shared "What were the minion doing during WW2?" and people replied with "they were in the Cave after Napoleon", but with this movie, we learn there are other groups outside of Kevin's group. So there's a possibility some minion did help Hitler?

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  • Book of Dawn @khbookofdawn.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2026

    I really appreciate the humor and heart in #KHUX of all the #KingdomHearts games I think it truly does each Disney film the best This is literally the only time we ever see the Scarab summon the Cave of Wonders among many other moments!

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  • Henry McGinty-Gregor @mcginty511.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    #72 Clan of the Cave Bear #ForbiddenWorlds #3 Surprised by how much I liked this. It's an ambitiously small film, telling a very contained prehistoric story, and telling it really well! Genuinely funny in moments, and the completely unique language they only occasionally translate, really works.

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  • Equilateral @trianglecore.netBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    I hear they're trying to get people to see the Melania movie in Boston with free tickets and $50. Maybe they should try the Cave Johnson approach with homeless people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqQd...

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  • daniel_carr @daniel_carrTMDB reviews · Dec 14, 2025

    Boy did I get this one wrong! I was hoping to find the one about the people trapped in the cave that was on the news. So this was dissappointing. I love "sci-fi and fantasy" but even I couldn't take more than 10min of this, NEXT ...

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  • HellHorror @hellhorror.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2025

    The Cave Review - Reviews

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  • Neal C @cribdeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 6, 2025

    To name another Herzog film, I hope these Cubs won’t be hibernating in the Cave of Forgotten Dreams for the remainder of the season

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  • tarfrimmer @tarfrimmer.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2025

    #Watched #TheCave (2005) Directed by #BruceHunt #2025SciFiChallenge No. 59 boxd.it/1Zjk

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  • Khalid AlMahmood @khalidalmahmood.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2025

    People of the Cave (أهل الكهف) (2024) An ambitious project that ultimately doesn't quite work. it starts out like a Gladiator style film before exploring an interesting concept that doesn't seem to go anywhere but, for me, the story and the performances fell short

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  • Niko @nik0h.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2024

    Saw my first Werner Herzog film yesterday (his version of Nosferatu), and then promptly watch half if The Cave of Forgotten Wonders before passing the frick out; needless to say, I’ll be exploring/watching more

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  • Ephemeraphilia @ephemeraphilia.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 9, 2024

    Poster by Philippe Druillet and Robert McGinnis for the French release of the 1986 film “The Clan of the Cave Bear.”

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  • furious_iz @furious_izTMDB reviews · Jan 29, 2018

    Predictable B movie creature feature that doesn't get past budget restraints, a weak script and a lack of adequate direction. A bunch of divers and scientists try to map an undiscovered underwater cave in Romania, for reasons I have now forgotten, and get more than they bargained for when they encounter a new species of creatures dwelling within. The premise is well worn, but that doesn't mean it has nothing to offer to the genre. In theory at least. The film plods along with characters…

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