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  • The Descent (2005)
    Review preview for The Descent

    Effective and brilliantly crafted...

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Six girls on a caving expedition find they are not alone in the dark.
  • The Descent: Part Two (2009)
    Review preview for The Descent: Part Two

    This delivers the kind of disappointment you always fear a sequel to a great first film will.

    Paul Griffiths · 2 out of 5
    The survivor of the first film is forced to lead a rescue party in search of her missing friends.

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