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Topics: Rupert Grint, Netflix, Horror, TV and Film, Film
Michael Slavin
Topics: Rupert Grint, Netflix, Horror, TV and Film, Film
Harry Potter fans have been given a deadline as one of Rupert Grint’s best post-HP films is set to be taken off the platform imminently.
Across the main three Harry Potter actors each of them has had a varying degree of success following the films they starred in for a decade.
Whether it be Daniel Radcliffe starring in a number of beloved bizarre indie films or Emma Watson starring in Perks of Being a Wallflower and Beauty and the Beast, Grint has arguably had the least successful acting career post-Potter.
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Despite this though, one particular film of his stands out as arguably the most beloved of any the three have starred him.
Knock at the Cabin stars Grint alongside a celebrity-filled cast, with Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, and Abby Quinn also featuring in the M. Night Shymalan classic.
The horror-thriller follows a very simple premise – young couple Andrew and Eric travel to a cabin on vacation with their adopted daughter Wen.
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Whilst there they are attacked by four armed strangers, led by Bautista and Grint’s Leonard and Redmond, where they demand the family make a horrific sacrifice.
If they don’t, the strangers claim that the world will end.
The bizarre premise led to a mixed response as is common for Shymalan’s films, with a 6.1 on IMDb and a score of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes.
As is often the case with his films however, it has over the two years since it released developed a cult following of people who think it is amazing.
Brian Lowry of CNN was one of the reviewers who on release were huge fans of the film, saying in his review: “Economically told and cleverly calibrated to maximize its claustrophobic setting, it’s among the most effective films the director has delivered since his mid-career slump, making this a door well worth opening.”
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One fan spoke about the film after rewatching it recently, saying it still ‘absolutely rips’.
Posting on Reddit, they went on to say: “Rewatched for it for probably the 11th time tonight and it’s incredible how much this movie holds up as a perfect example of a satirised slasher.
“It takes all the tropes we know and turns them upside down and includes one of the greatest finales of all time.
“I know this movie got a ton of critical praise, I just hope it lives on as the perfect example of horror satire.”
Fans on the r/Horror subreddit leapt to agree, with one comment reading: “Definitely one of my absolute favourites. Have probably seen it a similar amount of times if not more and it doesn't get old!
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“A great one to watch with people who haven't seen it before and are going in totally blind.”
At the time of writing tonight will be your last chance to watch it on Netflix in the UK, with the streamer pulling Knock at the Cabin tomorrow, June 13.
Once they take it off though you will still be able to rent or buy it on Apple, Amazon, and the Sky Store.