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The Descent
2005 · Film · 100 min
Directed by Neil Marshall
After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.
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A whole lot of nope from me, too. Between what happened to John Jones in Nutty Putty Cave, the (urban legend?) of Masha in the catacombs, horror movies like "The Descent", or even just events like the Surfside condo collapse, I can't do dark underground caves or structures that might collapse.
When my friends went spelunking and invited me to go, I told them I'd take a rain check. Maybe the risks are negligible, but every one of my alarm bells goes off.
I do not know this for certain, but judging by similar releases within some period, it appears there are at least three major studios. When one releases a big film, at least one of the other large studios releases a very similar film. [1] One pair I recall is The Cave (2005) and The Descent (2005). These copies are not sharing actual source shots with each other, but I would guess there is some "studio espionage; one studio discovers what the other is doing and rushes to produce a similar film to be released within a few months of the other.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_films
The Descent (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/) is another film one that comes to mind.