The Green Inferno
The Green Inferno

The Green Inferno

2013Movie100 minEnglish

A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save the rainforest. However, once they arrive in this vast green landscape, they soon discover that they are not alone… and that no good deed goes unpunished.

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IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Metacritic43/100
Google Users53%
Director: Eli RothGenres: Horror, Thriller, Adventure

Plot Summary

A group of idealistic university students travel to the Amazon rainforest to protest against a corporation that is destroying the rainforest and threatening the homes of indigenous tribes. Their activism takes a terrifying turn when they are captured by a cannibalistic tribe, and their altruistic mission becomes a desperate fight for survival.

Critical Reception

The Green Inferno received mixed reviews from critics, who often praised its gruesome practical effects and intense gore, but criticized its predictable plot, underdeveloped characters, and controversial themes. Audiences were similarly divided, with some appreciating its throwback to 1970s cannibal horror films and others finding it gratuitously violent and exploitative.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its relentless gore and visceral horror sequences.
  • Criticized for its simplistic narrative and thinly drawn characters.
  • Noted for its homages to classic Italian cannibal films.

Google audience: Google users found the film to be a graphic and disturbing horror experience, with many appreciating the return to traditional gore and survival horror elements. However, a significant portion of viewers found the plot thin and the characters unconvincing, leading to a mixed reception.

Fun Fact

Director Eli Roth drew inspiration for the film from Italian cannibal movies of the 1970s and 1980s, such as 'Cannibal Holocaust' and 'Cannibal Ferox'.

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3 reviews
JPV852

JPV852

Didn't hate but didn't care for it. Acting was pretty bad save for a few scenes by Lorenza Izzo though these characters' naivety were absolutely annoying. As Eli Roth movies go, probably one of his better movies, and yet I'm only giving it ...
Reno

Reno

**Their worst fear came from outside of their protest.** I have enjoyed the Eli Roth's films, even though in some cases I've rated them lower than average rating it had received. But this is not what I was looking for. This is a terror-h...
skyezero

skyezero

I wanted to see this since it began to crop up on the internet as an upcoming movie, taken me long enough to locate it and now I don’t really know how I feel. Maybe a bit visually raped. This has such a fucking weak beginning, like what...