5.6 Score

2001 • 1h 42min • R • Horror, Thriller, Crime, Drama

The Hole

"Once you get in, you can't get out."

Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.

IMDb 6.2

RT 53%

Director

Nick Hamm

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Ben Court

Caroline Ip

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Thora Birch

Liz Dunn

Desmond Harrington

Mike Steel

Keira Knightley

Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith

Laurence Fox

Geoff Bingham

Embeth Davidtz

Dr. Philippa Horwood

Steven Waddington

DCS Tom Howard

Emma Griffiths Malin

Daisy

Kelly Hunter

DI Chapman

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