Apocalyptic thriller from 'master of twist endings' is leaving Netflix viewers 'blown away'

An apocalyptic thriller from M. Night Shyamalan is leaving viewers 'blown away' after arriving on Netflix.

Shyamalan has built a reputation over the years for being a director who shines while making creepy psychological thrillers with twist endings, with some of his fan-favourite films including Old, The Visit, and Split.

However, fans are currently raving about his 2023 adaptation which features an apocalypse story lifted straight from the Bible's Book of Revelations.

Take a look at the trailer below:

Featuring wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista, Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abby Quinn and Kristen Cui, Knock at the Cabin (adapted from 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World) realises every person's worst nightmare while out in the wilderness.

The film sees couple Eric and Andrew (Groff and Aldridge) travel to a rural cabin with their adopted daughter Wen (Cui) when they are interrupted by a mysterious man named Leonard (Bautista) and his three accomplices (Grint, Amuka-Bird, and Quinn).

The quartet's arrival turns out to be absolutely terrifying, but not for the reasons you'd imagine, as the group are representatives of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and explain that Eric and Andrew must agree to the ultimate sacrifice or watch the world end.

Knock at the Cabin received mixed reviews upon initial release, earning a score of 67 percent on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, but has since been a massive hit amongst Shyamalan fans - with the film now available to watch on Netflix.

"You should watch this supremely well-acted, thoughtful, inventive & nerve-jangling thriller. It has many quite profound moments, subtle observations & enough suspense to keep you spellbound," one person wrote in their review on social media. "Knock On [sic] The Cabin by M. Night-Shyamalan. Netflix."

"Knock At The Cabin on @NetflixUK was a good thriller. @DaveBautista puts in a stellar emotive performance and the movie keeps you guessing," a second person added. "Who do you believe in and what is their true motivation? Good stuff."

"Blown away by Knock at the Cabin", a third person added. "Apocalyptic anxieties writ small as a group of people swimming with contradictions crash into one another, all struggling with 'how do we keep each other safe?' Love? Violence? Both? Shyamalan continues to be our most empathetic filmmaker."

The film's ending will also come as a surprise to anyone who's already familiar with the novel's original ending, as Shyamalan provides viewers with a more definitive resolution to the story than original author Paul G. Tremblay.