Knock at the Cabin
2023 1h 40m movie Film Japan

Knock at the Cabin

“Save your family or save humanity. Make the choice.”

Synopsis

“Save your family or save humanity. Make the choice.”

While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

The 2022–2024 Japan Window

219 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Knock at the Cabin sits at position #193.

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Knock at the Cabin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Knock at the Cabin premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$20.0M
Budget
$54.7M
Revenue
$34.7M
Net Profit
2.7×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 40m runtime, production spent $200K per minute on screen and earned $547K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
1,828
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,256 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #157 of 324 (top 48%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
All Production Countries Japan, United States of America
Original Language En
Production Companies Blinding Edge Pictures, Universal Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Wishmore, dentsu
Runtime 1h 40m
Release Date February 1, 2023
IMDb tt15679400
Official Site www.knockatthecabin.com

Themes & Motifs

  • based on novel or book
  • sacrifice
  • faith
  • end of the world
  • apocalypse
  • home invasion
  • lgbt
  • aftercreditsstinger
  • adopted child
  • adopted daughter
  • gay theme
  • same sex relationship
  • religious symbolism
  • derogatory

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