Cube

Name: Cube
Genre: Animation
Released: 1979-05-03

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61%

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76%

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Storyline

A filmed exercise that follows in the path of Rotating Cubic Grid and Cubits, the predictably titled Cube features cubes of varying shapes and size sliding around and growing into and out of one another, demonstrating how multiple parts can make up a whole.

Details

DirectorAl Jarnow

ReleasedMay 3, 1979

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

4 fresh · 3 rotten

Critics consensus

“Cube sometimes struggles with where to take its intriguing premise, but gripping pace and an impressive intelligence make it hard to turn away.”

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Nick Schager

RTSlant MagazineApr 12, 2003

Cube is a film boxed in by its own intriguing central premise.

Kevin Thomas

RTLos Angeles TimesFeb 14, 2001

Cube was named best Canadian debut feature at Toronto last year, and there's no questioning Natali, clearly a visionary, is an important new talent.

Kim Newman

RTEmpire MagazineJan 1, 2000

With its enigmatic and simple premise, this works best as a series of nerve-stretching suspense sequences as the characters try to get past the killing traps.

David Day

RTHorror Movie TalkSep 23, 2025

Cube is an interesting low budget, sci-fi horror from the 90’s. While that low-budget feel is present in Cube, director Vincenzo Natali does a great job of masking it with a variety of clever choices.