Mine Games

Mine Games

Year: 2012

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: Richard Gray

HorrorThrillerHorror

A group of young friends stumble upon a perplexing discovery within an abandoned mine. As they attempt to alter the future based on their findings, they unwittingly trigger a series of increasingly dark and inescapable consequences, ultimately sealing their own fate. The deeper they delve into the mystery, the more perilous their situation becomes.

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Timeline & Setting – Mine Games (2012)

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Time period

Modern day, Summer

The events take place in present‑day rural America during the summer. Nighttime and daylight create contrast, with a gas station, cabin, and mine as focal points. The timeline cycles through days of travel, a stay at the cabin, and a looming pattern of violent events.

Location

Cabin in the Woods, Abandoned Mine, Rural Gas Station, RV in the Woods

The story unfolds in a remote, forested setting centered on a vacation cabin. The group travels between the cabin, a nearby abandoned mine, and a woods‑side gas station, with an RV lingering in the woods. The mine becomes the core threatening space that shapes the group’s tense dynamic.

🏕️ Isolated 🌲 Forested 🏚️ Remote 🚗 Roadside

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Main Characters – Mine Games (2012)

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Michael (Joseph Cross)

A controlling, mentally troubled figure who leads the group while grappling with schizophrenia. He alternates between protective impulses and deadly volatility, seemingly anticipating others' plans as if testing loyalty. His actions drive the crisis, including decisions that trap or release others within the mine.

🧠 Mental health 🔪 Violence 🧭 Unreliable 🌀 Manipulative

Lex (Rafi Gavron)

TJ’s cousin, curious and impulsive, drawn into the mine’s danger with a casual bravado. He witnesses his own dead body and others in the mine, revealing a stubborn and reckless streak. His choices escalate peril and trigger key collapses in the mine.

🎭 Brash 🧭 Adventurous 🔎 Investigative

Sarah (Lindsay Lamb)

One of the unattached friends who travels with the group. She is present through the tension but becomes a victim as danger closes in, her screams marking the mounting peril.

🧭 Loyal 💀 Victim 🌫️ Tense

Guy (Ethan Peck)

A member of the group who tries to help and later attempts to warn others. He is ultimately killed in the mine as the cycle closes in, leaving others to confront the aftermath.

🛡️ Protective ⚔️ Fatal 🪵 Resourceful

Lyla (Briana Evigan)

Michael’s partner, a stabilizing presence who nonetheless faces trauma as the night escalates. She stays by Rose and becomes a target of violence, surviving the escape scene but gravely injured.

❤️ Partner 💥 Survivor 🏃‍♀️ Flight

Rose (Rebecca Da Costa)

A medium whose visions drive the sense of fate and foreboding. She perceives wounds on others, senses danger in the mine, and repeats 'Break the cycle' as a refrain that frames the film’s tension.

🔮 Medium 👁️ Visionary 🕯️ Supernatural

TJ (Alex Meraz)

A practical, impulsive friend who probes the mine and faces the consequences of the group’s actions. He is drawn into the escape plan and meets a grim fate within the mine’s treacherous interior.

🧭 Curious 💥 Fatal 🪦 Deadly

Claire (Julianna Guill)

A member of the group who experiences danger both in the cabin and in the mine; she appears as two versions within the mine, adding a layer of mystery and fear to the narrative.

🧭 Cautious 🗡️ Desperate 🧩 Split

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Major Themes – Mine Games (2012)

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♻️ Cycle

A core motif is repeating patterns and cycles of violence. The characters seem trapped in a loop, with events echoing and reconfiguring as the group confronts threats in different guises. The refrain 'Break the cycle' signals a tension between fate and agency, culminating in a desperate attempt to escape the loop.

🧠 Mental State

Michael’s schizophrenia and medication use blur the line between reality and perception. Dreams, visions, and misperceptions color the group’s reality and fuel paranoia. The narrative uses his unreliable mind to heighten suspense and strain relationships.

👻 Haunting Space

The mine and its surroundings take on a spectral tone, where visions of the dead and eerie symbols hint at a haunted, otherworldly influence. Rose’s visions and the sense of presences suggest a space that transcends the living. The setting becomes a psychological trap as characters confront guilt, fear, and their own limits.

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