Knock at the Cabin

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| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = M. Night Shyamalan

| screenplay = {{Plainlist|

M. Night Shyamalan
Steve Desmond
Michael Sherman

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| based_on = {{Based on|The Cabin at the End of the World|Paul G. Tremblay}}

| producer = {{Plainlist|

M. Night Shyamalan
Marc Bienstock
Ashwin Rajan

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| cinematography = {{Plainlist|

Jarin Blaschke
Lowell A. Meyer

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| editing = Noemi Katharina Preiswerk

| music = Herdís Stefánsdóttir

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| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2023|1|30|Rose Hall|2023|2|3|United States}}

| runtime = 100 minutes{{Cite web|title=Knock at the Cabin (15)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/knock-at-the-cabin-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda3mdux|access-date=January 31, 2023|website=British Board of Film Classification}}

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget = $20 million

| gross = $54.8 million{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=15679400|title=Knock at the Cabin (2023)|access-date=March 16, 2023}}{{cite The Numbers|id=Knock-at-the-Cabin-(2023)|title=Knock at the Cabin (2023)|access-date=March 16, 2023}}

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Knock at the Cabin is a 2023 American apocalyptic psychological horror film written, directed and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, who wrote the screenplay from an initial draft by Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman. It is based on the 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay, the first adaptation of one of his works. The film stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, and Rupert Grint. In the film, a family is vacationing at a remote cabin when they are suddenly held hostage by four strangers who ask them to do something unimaginable.

Knock at the Cabin premiered in New York City at the Rose Hall on January 30, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on February 3, 2023, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $54 million worldwide.

Plot

Seven-year-old Wen is vacationing with her parents, Eric and Andrew, in a remote cabin in rural Pennsylvania. She is approached by a stranger named Leonard, who explains that he needs Wen and her dads' help to save the world. Leonard and three other individuals break into the cabin with makeshift weapons and tie Eric and Andrew up. Struggling to fight them off, Eric sustains a concussion.

Leonard and his companions, Sabrina, Adriane, and Redmond, claim that they have no intention of harming the family. However, in the past week, they have been driven by visions to find the family. They foresee an impending apocalypse in which oceans will rise, a pandemic will spread, and the sky will fall. The only way to prevent this is for the family to sacrifice one of their own. If they fail to do so, they will be the last living humans. When the family refuses, the intruders sacrifice Redmond by fatally striking him with their weapons. Eric sees a figure of light as Redmond dies. Television news reports show devastating megatsunamis. Andrew believes Redmond is really Rory O'Bannon, a man who had assaulted Andrew in a bar years prior, and thinks Rory tracked him down for revenge. Leonard, Sabrina, and Adriane grapple with guilt, but reveal that Redmond's death has unleashed the first judgment of humanity.

The next day, TV news reports a deadly variant of a flu virus tearing across the globe, and the intruders sacrifice Adriane. Andrew escapes and shoots at Sabrina with his gun until she flees. As Leonard is being held at gunpoint, Sabrina breaks in and is shot by Andrew, and Leonard decapitates Sabrina. Andrew finds Redmond's wallet and shows to Leonard that he was Rory, and then confronts Leonard in the bathroom, but Leonard overtakes him and grabs Andrew's gun. A TV broadcast reveals that hundreds of spontaneous plane crashes have occurred around the world.

Leonard informs the family that their time is nearly over, and after his own death, they will only have a few minutes to make a decision, before slashing his own throat. Upon his death, lightning causes fires and more planes crash out of the sky. Eric is convinced the intruders were correct and likens them to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Not wanting Wen to grow up in a destroyed world, he offers himself as the sacrifice. He proceeds to envision an elderly Andrew and an adult Wen, both thriving in the future, and concludes that their family must have been chosen for the sacrifice for a reason. Andrew reluctantly shoots and kills Eric.

Andrew and Wen drive to a crowded diner, where they watch news reports confirming that the disasters have abruptly ended. Andrew and Wen locate the intruders' truck in the diner parking lot, where they find materials fully corroborating their stories, and the two drive off.

Cast

Dave Bautista as Leonard
Jonathan Groff as Eric
Ben Aldridge as Andrew
Nikki Amuka-Bird as Sabrina
Rupert Grint as Redmond
Abby Quinn as Adriane
Kristen Cui as Wen
M. Night Shyamalan as an infomercial host{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/knock-cabin-m-night-shyamalan-cameo-where/ |title=Where To Spot M. Night Shyamalan's Cameo In Knock At The Cabin |website=Screen Rant |last=Abdulbaki |first=Mae |date=February 6, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023}}

Production

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=Development=

Knock at the Cabin is an adaptation of the 2018 horror novel The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, who had signed an option with FilmNation Entertainment in late 2017, prior to the book's publication, and had to keep secret that the film was based on one of his novels until July 2022. The Black List and GLAAD List listed the initial draft by Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman as one of the most popular unproduced screenplays of 2019.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/black-list-2019-scripts-rankings-full-list-1202810439/|title=The Black List 2019 Screenplays Unveiled & Ranked: Ken Kobayashi's Frozen-Time Romance Move On Tops List|date=December 16, 2019|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Dino-Ray|last2=Ramos|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 5, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/the-glaad-list-the-black-list-glaad-lgbtq-scripts-sundance-representation-inclusion-diversity-1202841275/|title=The GLAAD List: The Black List And GLAAD Unveil Second Annual Roster Of Unmade LGBTQ-Inclusive Film Scripts|date=January 25, 2020|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 5, 2022}} While another director was briefly attached, M. Night Shyamalan read the original screenplay and grew interested in producing. Shyamalan later rewrote the script and came on board to direct the project as part of the two-film partnership between Universal Pictures and his production banner Blinding Edge Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/16/paul-tremblay-interview-m-night-shyamalan-knock-at-the-cabin.html|title=Hollywood finally comes calling for horror writer Paul Tremblay|date=July 16, 2022|first=Mike|last=Calia|website=CNBC|access-date=July 18, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/m-night-shyamalan-sets-next-two-movies-at-universal-2021-2023-release-1239942/|title=M. Night Shyamalan Sets His Next Two Movies at Universal for Release in 2021, 2023|date=September 16, 2019|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|website=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730223442/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/m-night-shyamalan-sets-next-two-movies-at-universal-2021-2023-release-1239942/|archive-date=July 30, 2021}} Old (2021) was the first film in that deal, with Knock at the Cabin being the second.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/universal-sets-m-night-shyamalans-next-movie-july-2021-1299932/|title=Universal Sets M. Night Shyamalan's Next Movie for July 2021|date=June 23, 2020|first1=Pamela|last1=McClintock|first2=Aaron|last2=Couch|website=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801230809/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/universal-sets-m-night-shyamalans-next-movie-july-2021-1299932/|archive-date=August 1, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/m-night-shyamalan-old-unbreakable-1235024241/|title=M. Night Shyamalan on Old, His Mischievous Side and How Unbreakable Was Ahead of Its Time|date=July 21, 2021|first=Jenelle|last=Riley|website=Variety|url-status=live|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802232820/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/m-night-shyamalan-old-unbreakable-1235024241/|archive-date=August 2, 2021}} The first draft was halfway completed by July 2021, and the title was revealed in October.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/video/watch/autocomplete-inverviews-m-night-shyamalan-answers-the-webs-most-searched-questions|title=M. Night Shyamalan Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions|date=July 23, 2021|magazine=Wired|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927232040/https://www.wired.com/video/watch/autocomplete-inverviews-m-night-shyamalan-answers-the-webs-most-searched-questions|archive-date=September 27, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=September 27, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/m-night-shyamalan-knock-at-the-cabin-new-release-date-title-revealed-1234855706/|title=M. Night Shyamalan's Next Universal Pic Gets New Release Date & Official Title|date=October 13, 2021|first=Bruce|last=Haring|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014022715/https://deadline.com/2021/10/m-night-shyamalan-knock-at-the-cabin-new-release-date-title-revealed-1234855706/|archive-date=October 14, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 14, 2021}} Shyamalan said the script was the fastest he had ever written in his career.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/knock-at-the-cabin-m-night-shyamalan-tease-details-signs-servant/|title=M. Night Shyamalan Says New Film Knock at the Cabin Is 'Contained and Gigantic'|date=December 17, 2021|first=Patrick|last=Cavanaugh|website=ComicBook.com|access-date=January 12, 2022}}

=Casting=

Castings were announced from December 2021 to July 2022. They included Dave Bautista,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/dave-bautista-m-night-shyamalan-knock-at-the-cabin-1234885601/|title=Dave Bautista To Star In M. Night Shyamalan's Next Film Knock At The Cabin|date=December 6, 2021|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207001745/https://deadline.com/2021/12/dave-bautista-m-night-shyamalan-knock-at-the-cabin-1234885601/|url-status=live}} Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird,{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/rupert-grint-nikki-amuka-bird-dave-bautista-m-night-shyamalans-knock-at-the-cabin-1234934224/|title=Rupert Grint And Nikki Amuka-Bird Join Dave Bautista In M. Night Shyamalan's Knock At The Cabin|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 16, 2022|access-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216233226/https://deadline.com/2022/02/rupert-grint-nikki-amuka-bird-dave-bautista-m-night-shyamalans-knock-at-the-cabin-1234934224/|archive-date=February 16, 2022|url-status=live}} Ben Aldridge, Jonathan Groff,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/pennyworth-ben-aldridge-jonathan-groff-m-night-shyamalans-knock-at-the-cabin-with-dave-bautista-1234969623/|title=Pennyworth Star Ben Aldridge & Jonathan Groff Join M. Night Shyamalan's Knock At The Cabin|date=March 3, 2022|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 3, 2022}} and Abby Quinn.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/dpharaoh-woon-a-tai-abby-quinn-pardis-saremi-join-hell-of-a-summer-1235071546/|title=Hell Of A Summer: D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Abby Quinn & Pardis Saremi Join Horror-Comedy From Directors Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk|date=July 18, 2022|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 18, 2022}} Shyamalan cited Bautista's performance in Blade Runner 2049 (2017) as the reason he wanted him to star in Knock at the Cabin.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/servant-season-3-m-night-shyamalan-apple-tv-1235081736/|title=M. Night Shyamalan on Servant Season 3 and Casting Dave Bautista to Lead His Next Film|date=January 26, 2022|first=Brian|last=Davids|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 27, 2022}} Bautista increased his weight "in a short period of time" to 315 pounds for the role; in hindsight, he said he "over did it" and felt "uncomfortably big", which pushed him to lower his weight to 240 pounds, adding, "It took me forever to shed it off. And then I noticed the more I trimmed down, the better I felt."{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/dave-bautista-addresses-health-concerns-weightloss-knock-at-the-cabin-1236086541/|title=Dave Bautista Addresses Health Concerns Over Weightloss Following 'Uncomfortably Big' Weight Gain For Knock At The Cabin|date=September 12, 2024|first=Armando|last=Tinoco|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=September 12, 2024}}

=Filming=

Principal photography took place in Burlington County, New Jersey, from April 19 to June 10, 2022, with cinematographers Jarin Blaschke and Lowell A. Meyer.{{cite news|last=Squires|first=John|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3711538/knock-at-the-cabin-filming-underway-on-shyamalans-fifteenth-feature/|title=Knock at the Cabin – Filming Underway on Shyamalan's Fifteenth Feature|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=April 19, 2022|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419232526/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3711538/knock-at-the-cabin-filming-underway-on-shyamalans-fifteenth-feature/|archive-date=April 19, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/04/m-night-shyamalan-knock-at-the-cabin-movie-amc-isle-of-the-dead-series-film-in-nj-as-pete-davidson-horror-film-wraps.html|title=M. Night Shyamalan Knock at the Cabin movie, AMC Isle of the Dead series film in N.J. as Pete Davidson horror film wraps|date=April 4, 2022|first=Amy|last=Kuperinsky|website=NJ.com|access-date=April 5, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://luxartists.net/jarin-blaschke-shoots-knock-at-the-cabin-for-m-night-syamalan/|title=Jarin Blaschke Shoots Knock at the Cabin For M. Night Shyamalan|work=Lux Artists|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=June 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612035324/https://luxartists.net/jarin-blaschke-shoots-knock-at-the-cabin-for-m-night-syamalan/|archive-date=June 12, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Dick|first=Jeremy|url=https://movieweb.com/m-night-shyamalan-wraps-filming-on-next-movie-knock-at-the-cabin/|title=M. Night Shyamalan Wraps Filming on Next Movie Knock at the Cabin|website=MovieWeb|date=June 11, 2022|access-date=June 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611235527/https://movieweb.com/m-night-shyamalan-wraps-filming-on-next-movie-knock-at-the-cabin/|archive-date=June 11, 2022|url-status=live}} Shyamalan shot the film with lenses from the 1990s, to give it an "old-school thriller" look.{{cite news|last=Harrison|first=Alexander|url=https://screenrant.com/knock-cabin-m-night-shyamalan-movie-style-details/|title=M. Night Shyamalan's New Movie Will Have An Old School Thriller Look|website=Screen Rant|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506144841/https://screenrant.com/knock-cabin-m-night-shyamalan-movie-style-details/|archive-date=May 6, 2022|url-status=live}} During post-production, Herdís Stefánsdóttir composed the score.{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/09/22/herdis-stefansdottir-to-score-m-night-shyamalans-knock-at-the-cabin/|title=Herdís Stefánsdóttir to Score M. Night Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin|date=September 22, 2022|author-link=September 26, 2022|website=Film Music Reporter}} Shyamalan chose to change the ending of the film and make it different from the book so that it was not as dark and open-ended.{{Cite magazine |magazine=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/features/knock-at-the-cabin-ending-explained-book-differences-1235510694/ |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |title='Knock at the Cabin' Team Breaks Down That 'Dark' Ending: Why the Film Changed the Book's Finale |date=2023-02-03 |lang=en-US}}

The film received an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association for "violence and language", making it Shyamalan's second film to receive that rating after The Happening (2008).{{cite news|last=Squires|first=John|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3743032/knock-at-the-cabin-will-be-shyamalans-first-r-rated-movie-since-the-happening/|title=Knock at the Cabin Will Be Shyamalan's First 'R' Rated Movie Since The Happening|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=December 8, 2022|access-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208192455/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3743032/knock-at-the-cabin-will-be-shyamalans-first-r-rated-movie-since-the-happening/|archive-date=December 8, 2022|url-status=live}}

Release

Knock at the Cabin premiered in New York City at Rose Hall on January 30, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Moriello|first=Joanna|title=Knock at the Cabin premiere in NYC |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-knock-at-the-cabin-movie-premiere-20230131-5t5cctwwtjdv7gkxg26yrbeqoq-photogallery.html |date=2023-01-30|access-date=2023-01-31 |website=New York Daily News}} The film was theatrically released on February 3, 2023, by Universal Pictures. The release was originally set for February 17 before being brought forward by two weeks as to avoid competition with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

This was the last film from Shyamalan to be released by Universal. After its release he signed a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Pictures.{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2023-02-16 |title=M. Night Shyamalan Departs Universal for Warner Bros. First-Look Deal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/m-night-shyamalan-departs-universal-for-warner-bros-1235328123/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

=Home media=

Knock at the Cabin was released for VOD on February 21, 2023, followed with a Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD release by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on May 9, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/10755/knock-at-the-cabin|title=Knock at the Cabin DVD Release Date|website=www.dvdsreleasedates.com|access-date=May 5, 2023}}

Reception

=Box office=

Knock at the Cabin grossed $35.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $19.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $54.8 million.

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside 80 for Brady, and was projected to gross $15–17 million from 3,643 theaters in its opening weekend.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony|date=January 31, 2023 |title=M. Night Shyamalan's 'Knock At The Cabin' To Knock 'Avatar 2' Out Of No. 1 Spot – Box Office Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/box-office-knock-at-the-cabin-avatar-2-80-for-brady-1235246078/ |access-date=February 1, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} The film made $5.4 million on its first day, including $1.5 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $14.2 million, displacing Avatar: The Way of Water from atop the box office.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony|date=February 5, 2023 |title= 'Knock At The Cabin' Wins Weekend With $14M+ While '80 For Brady' Popular With The Ladies Pulls In More Admissions – Sunday Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/box-office-knock-at-the-cabin-80-for-brady-1235248828/|access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} The film made $5.5 million in its second weekend (a drop of 61%), finishing in sixth, and $3.9 million in its third weekend.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony|date=February 12, 2023 |title= How Warner Bros Bared It All For A Theatrical Release Of HBO Max Movie 'Magic Mike's Last Dance' – Sunday Update |url= https://deadline.com/2023/02/box-office-magic-mikes-last-dance-super-bowl-weekend-1235256441/ |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 18, 2023 |title='Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania' Supersizing To $100M 3-day, $115M 4-day – Box Office Saturday Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/box-office-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-opening-1235263086/ |access-date=February 19, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

=Critical response=

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 63% based on 335 reviews with an average rating of 6.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Although it's often less than scary and parts of the story don't bear scrutiny, Knock at the Cabin is a thought-provoking chiller and upper-tier Shyamalan."{{Cite web |title=Knock at the Cabin |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knock_at_the_cabin |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100, based on 60 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.{{Cite web |title=Knock at the Cabin Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/knock-at-the-cabin |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom, Inc.}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 56% positive score, with 35% saying they would definitely recommend it.

Ready Steady Cut film critic M.N. Miller embraced the movie's faults by saying, "This is an exceptionally made thriller with satisfying flaws to pick at and debate."{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=M. N. |date=2023-02-05 |title=Knock at the Cabin Review |url=https://readysteadycut.com/2023/02/05/knock-at-the-cabin-review/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Ready Steady Cut}} Reviewing for RogerEbert.com, Nick Allen gave the film two out of four stars, commending the "rich and earthy" cinematography and Bautista's "disarming" performance but ultimately finding the film "frustrating and self-serious", adding "M. Night Shyamalan should probably just stay away from the apocalypse."{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Nick |date=February 3, 2023 |title=Knock at the Cabin movie review |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/knock-at-the-cabin-movie-review-2023 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=RogerEbert.com}} Charlotte O'Sullivan of the Evening Standard found "many plot holes" in the film, adding, "The deeper issue, though, is that the supposedly complex home-invaders aren't given enough space to become interesting."{{Cite web |last=O'Sullivan |first=Charlotte |date=2023-02-07 |title=Knock at the Cabin movie review: Shyamalan's latest is half-baked and full of holes |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/knock-at-the-cabin-movie-review-m-night-shyamalan-dave-bautista-rupert-grint-b1058274.html |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Evening Standard}} Wendy Ide for The Observer wrote, "As the film's bleak momentum builds, so does a tsunami swell of existential dread. It's Shyamalan's most contained and efficient picture in a while."{{Cite news |last=Ide |first=Wendy |date=2023-02-05 |title=Knock at the Cabin review – the holiday from hell courtesy of M Night Shyamalan |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/05/knock-at-the-cabin-review-m-night-shyamalan-the-holiday-from-hell |access-date=2023-02-12 |issn=0029-7712}} Stef Rubino for Autostraddle felt that "Like all of Shyamalan's greatest features, what unfolds throughout the course of the film is a family drama but on the grandest of scales."{{Cite web |last=Rubino |first=Stef |date=2023-02-06 |title="Knock at the Cabin" Understands the Limits of Queer Assimilation |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/knock-at-the-cabin-understands-the-limits-of-queer-assimilation/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Autostraddle}} Writing for Slate, Sam Adams criticized Shyamalan's changes to the ending and filmmaking choices that gloss over the horrific violence of the story.{{Cite magazine |magazine=Slate |last=Adams |first=Sam |url=https://slate.com/culture/2023/02/knock-cabin-ending-twist-movie-vs-book.html |lang=en-US |title=M. Night Shyamalan's New Movie Ends With Something Worse Than a Twist |date=2023-02-03 |accessdate=2023-03-25}}

=Accolades=

Knock at the Cabin was nominated for Best Horror at the 6th Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Erik |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Hollywood Critics Association 2023 Midseason HCA Awards: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Past Lives, Air are Top Winners |url=https://awardswatch.com/hollywood-critics-association-2023-midseason-hca-awards-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-past-lives-air-are-top-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701114512/https://awardswatch.com/hollywood-critics-association-2023-midseason-hca-awards-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-past-lives-air-are-top-winners/ |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=AwardsWatch}}