The Ruins Movie

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Who's Involved:

Ben Stiller, Chris Bender, Joe Anderson, Jena Malone, Carter Smith, Shawn Ashmore, Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Stuart Cornfeld, Scott B. Smith

R   RESTRICTED MPA
strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Four American friends on vacation in Cancún, Mexico, meet a German tourist that persuades them to join his hunt for his younger brother, who was last seen with his girlfriend near some mysterious ruins.


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Who stars in The Ruins: Cast List


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It Feeds, X-Men 3: The Last Stand  


She's the Man, The Covenant  


The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, The Devil Conspiracy  

Who's making The Ruins: Crew List

A look at the The Ruins behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Carter Smith last directed The Passenger and Swallowed. The film's writer Scott B. Smith last wrote Siberia and El Cid.

Screenwriter

Scott B. Smith

Producers

Chris Bender
Stuart Cornfeld
Ben Stiller

Production Company

Red Hour Films

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Production: What we know about The Ruins?

Key Facts

  1. Based on the best-selling Scott B. Smith novel.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.

The Ruins Release Date: When was the film released?


The Ruins was a release in 2008 on Friday, April 4, 2008. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Nim's Island, Shine a Light and My Blueberry Nights.

The Ruins DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Ruins was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 .

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