Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

2016Movie99 minEnglish

While staying at a remote cabin for a week-long vacation, a group of five college friends succumb to an infectious, flesh-eating disease.

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IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes9%
Metacritic20/100
Google Users30%
Director: Travis ZariwnyGenres: Horror, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of college friends rent a remote cabin in the woods for a vacation. Their trip quickly turns into a nightmare when they discover a flesh-eating virus is spreading through the local water supply. As the infection takes hold, paranoia and terror grip the group as they fight for survival against each other and the deadly disease.

Critical Reception

The 2016 remake of 'Cabin Fever' was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, who found it to be a pointless and uninspired retread of the original film. Audience reception was similarly poor, with many criticizing its lack of originality and excessive gore.

What Reviewers Say

  • A redundant and unnecessary remake that adds little to the original.
  • Lacks the suspense and dark humor that made the first film memorable.
  • Relies heavily on graphic gore without offering any substance.

Google audience: Audiences largely panned the film, finding it to be a cheap imitation of the 2002 original. Common complaints included a predictable plot, unlikable characters, and a reliance on shock value over genuine scares.

Fun Fact

This film is a direct remake of Eli Roth's 2002 film of the same name, with Eli Roth serving as a producer for this version.

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Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

i dont understand why they made a remake. there was a 3rd sequel to this just 2 years prior to this one. i mean they pretty much copied dam near word for word of the original movie with minor changes. also scene for scene as the original. y...
Gimly

Gimly

Take the already not-the-great original movie, subtract 99% of the humour, gender-swap a single character and otherwise reel out a shot for shot remake. If that sounds worthwhile to you, I guess you could 2016's Cabin Fever a shot, but pers...
John Chard

John Chard

Ouch! Ouch! My my, the most horrifying thing about this Cabin Fever remake is the vitriolic scorn poured on it by the horror hordes! It is in no way a great film, or even a particularly good one either, but to me it's no worse than a who...