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The Hole
A pair of brothers move on to live with their mother in the small town. They discover a locked door in their new basement. They come in the black hole at the back the door which makes them must pass through terrible nightmares.
17 February 1989, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
19 February 1999
1 June 1969, Dover, Delaware, USA
24 December 1961, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
21 July 1989, Chicago, Illinois, USA
29 October 1989, Houston, Texas, USA
7 January 1988, Fort Myers, Florida, USA
September 28, 2012
Entertaining, with a welcome sense of mischief, The Hole plays to Dante's strengths, returning him to a suburban battleground where young characters face off against an unstoppable, often knee-high malevolent force.
June 17, 2013
The Hole doesn't have the frantic wit of Dante's Gremlins 2 or the political import of his Small Soldiers, but it has something just as satisfying: a thorough understanding of the psychological underpinnings of the genre.
July 06, 2010
Cool it may be, but scary (or even mildly shudder-inducing) it ain't.
September 28, 2012
A refreshing example of how to make a film for a specific demographic the right way. ... Smart, scary and fun as hell.
October 02, 2012
Dante once again finds similar success in The Hole, merging juvenile concerns with darker stories.
January 08, 2013
Sadly, the picture is just too mild for its own good.
September 27, 2012
All the elements are here, they just don't add up to a satisfying whole.
September 30, 2012
Curb your expectations and know you're going into a film about how curious children overcome their fears, not how malevolent darkness torments a group of unsuspecting "victims."
September 22, 2010
It's good to welcome back one of the undisputed masters of modern genre cinema -- and adventurous kids will love it.
August 26, 2015
Not likely to give anyone outside of toddler range any nightmares, but it's still a smooth, smart, and eminently likable "rainy night" family film.
September 27, 2012
No one understands that giddy rush of sugar buzz cinema better than director Joe Dante.
May 20, 2013
On the surface, Dante's movies are juvenile horrors with some movie-savvy comedy thrown in, but underneath they're among the most subversive entertainments being made today. Hopefully future generations will discover this silly, smart gem.