Dave Bautista’s career move from the ring to the screen has been incredibly successful. Ever since making his acting debut with an uncredited part in the film Relative Strangers in 2006, the wrestler-turned actor has charted a trailblazing career in Hollywood that has seen him lead major movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Dune, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. The actor made a significant and successful move in his acting career when he starred in a psychological horror film in 2023 that just hit a major streaming platform.
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Peacock subscribers can stream Knock at the Cabin as of September 24th. The movie, written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, is based on Paul G. Tremblay’s 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World and centers around a young family taken hostage by four strangers while vacationing at a remote cabin. Asked to make an unimaginable choice by their hostage-makers to avert the apocalypse, the family is forced to decide what they believe—whether the intruders are telling the truth or if it’s all just a hoax. Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, and Rupert Grint star.
Why You Should Watch Knock at the Cabin
Knock at the Cabin benefits from a career-best performance from Bautista that showcases his acting abilities outside of the action roles he is most often associated with and is a can’t-miss for any fan of the actor. The film also marks a close return to form for Shyamalan. With a well-executed high-concept and thought-provoking premise, an increasingly tense atmosphere, in part due to the confined setting of the film, an engaging character-driven story that explores an increasing moral dilemma, and an exploration of faith and spirituality, Knock at the Cabin has Shyamalan’s signature elements written all over it. The overall creepy and suspenseful narrative makes it a perfect movie for Halloween movie marathons.
With a 67% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a solid place among Bautista’s well-rated movies. The movie secured a 67% Popcornmeter score from audience members who applauded the film’s “solid acting” and ample suspense. The movie grossed $54 million at the worldwide box office.
Other Horror Movies Now on Peacock
Peacock is a great destination for all things horror this spooky season. The NBCUniversal streamer kicked off September by stocking dozens of horror films, giving subscribers the chance to watch hits like Drag Me to Hell, Halloween II and Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Leatherface, Scream 4, The Thing (1982), Werewolf of London, The Sixth Sense, and Zombieland, as well as Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Psycho and most of the Child’s Play franchise.
Peacock is not done adding scares to its library just yet, though. The streamer has already teased the list of horror movies set to arrive in October, a lineup that features titles such as The Crow, Edward Scissorhands, Fright Night, The Mist, The Omen (1976), Poltergeist, and Scary Movie, as well as titles from franchises like Friday the 13th, Leprechaun, and Scream.
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