The Cottage (2008): Cast, Box Office & Plot
The Cottage is a 2008 comedy thriller directed by Paul Andrew Williams, starring Doug Bradley as Villager with Dog, Andy Serkis and Reece Shearsmith. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes and earned $1.6 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- Paul Andrew Williams
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Steel Mill Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Cottage About?
The premise of The Cottage without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In a remote countryside setting, a botched kidnapping spirals into a nightmarish ordeal for four central characters. Their desperate escape brings them face‑to‑face with a psychopathic farmer, whose ruthless cruelty turns the isolated farm into a violent, terrifying nightmare.
The Cottage Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- person in a trunk
- backwoods
- kidnapping
- cottage
- pickaxe
- dark humor
- dark comedy
- backwoods slasher
- dark
- slasher
- hillbilly horror
- captivity
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- female nudity
- satire comedy
- woman bound and gagged
- ambiguous ending
- horror comedy
- slasher horror
- woman sits on a toilet
- farmer
- countryside
- gangster
- stepdaughter
- stepbrother stepsister relationship
- knife
- cannibalism
- brother brother relationship
- asian
- asian gangster
- torn photograph
- disfigurement
- botched crime
- mercilessness
- bound and gagged
- wrath
- wound
- violence
- torture
- strangulation
- stabbing
- stabbed in the face
- stabbed in the groin
- stab wound
- spine
- social satire
- sliced in two
- skin ripping
- shovel
- severed head
- severed foot
The Cottage Cast & Characters
Doug Bradley leads the cast as Villager with Dog, with Andy Serkis as David and Reece Shearsmith as Peter. Directed by Paul Andrew Williams; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Paul Andrew Williams
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Doug Bradley as Villager with Dog -
Andy Serkis as David -
Reece Shearsmith as Peter - Jennifer Ellison as Tracey
Also Starring in The Cottage
· 11 more- Steven O'Donnell Andrew
- Simon Schatzberger Steven
- Dave Legeno The Farmer
- Katy Murphy Farmer's Wife
- Georgia Groome Farmer's Daughter 1
- Danny Nussbaum Man in Suit
- James Bierman Bouncer
- Cat Meacher Club Receptionist
- Logan Wong Muk Li San
- Jonathan Chan-Pensley Chun Yo Fu
- Eden Watson Farmer's Daughter 2
More from Paul Andrew Williams
More films directed by Paul Andrew Williams, best-rated first: Bull, Unfinished Song, London to Brighton and Murdered for Being Different.
The Cottage Plot Summary
What happens in The Cottage from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Two bickering brothers, David Andy Serkis and Peter Reece Shearsmith, hatch a reckless plan to kidnap Tracey Jennifer Ellison, the stepdaughter of Arnie, a feared underworld crime boss, with a willing but dimwitted ally in Andrew Steven O’Donnell. The trio set their sights on a secluded country cottage, where they manage to haul Tracey from the car boot and secure her to a bed frame, hoping to secure a ransom that will line their pockets and soften Arnie’s grip.
The ransom delivery should have sealed the deal, but the bag arrives stuffed with napkins instead of cash. David and Peter quickly sense that Arnie may already know about Andrew’s involvement, casting a shadow over the whole plan and inviting a dangerous game of trust and betrayal.
Full summary
The whole story of The Cottage, scene by scene
The Cottage Box Office
The Cottage grossed $1.6 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$1.6M
- International
- $1.6M
The Cottage Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Cottage.
How Well Do You Know The Cottage?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What are the names of the two brothers who kidnap Tracey?
Cars in The Cottage
5 cars on screen, including the 1991 Mitsubishi Shogun and the 1997 Volvo S40.
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1991 Mitsubishi Shogun Important role -
1997 Volvo S40 Important role -
BMW M5 E34 Minor role -
BMW M5 E39 Minor role
The Cottage Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Bienvenue au cottage” and “Западня”.
- Also known as
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- Bienvenue au cottage
- Западня
- Zarżnięci żywcem
- Cabana Macabra
- הצריף
- 오두막
- 农家小屋
- Un oscuro secreto
- Котедж
- 農家小屋
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The Cottage FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of The Cottage, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Cottage?
The Cottage runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was The Cottage released?
The Cottage was released on February 7, 2008.
Who directed The Cottage?
The Cottage was directed by Paul Andrew Williams.
More films by Paul Andrew Williams Who is in the cast of The Cottage?
The Cottage stars Doug Bradley as Villager with Dog, Andy Serkis as David and Reece Shearsmith as Peter, among 15 credited actors.
How much did The Cottage make at the box office?
The Cottage grossed $1.6 million worldwide.
Does The Cottage have a post-credit scene?
No. The Cottage has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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