History Film / TheCave

* VasquezAlwaysDies: [[spoiler: Two girls on the team - trained cave diver and climber Charlie and research scientist Kathryn.]] Guess which one lives. Though this is semi-justified as [[spoiler: Charlie gets killed precisely because she's a climber; she scales a rockwall before everyone else and gets attacked by a creature]].

* TentativeLight

* DueToTheDead: [[spoiler: Charlie's]]. body gets treated with sad respect.

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* InformedAttribute: [[spoiler: Strode]]. being a military veteran is only mentioned after his death and it certainly didn't help him much when he was attacked.

* ActionGirl: Charlie shows some of this, especially while fighting the creature that attackers her while climbing.

* ShesGotLegs: Charlie, when she strips down to a halter top and short shorts for her climb.

* HotScientist: Lena Headey as Katheryn of course!

The story starts 30 years ago when an exploration team excavates an entrance under a stone church in the Carpathian Mountains, and as they enter in a rockslide traps the explorers under the church, never to be heard from again. 30 years after that, a team of researchers led by Dr. Nicolai and his assistant, Dr. Kathryn begin to explore the area where the exploration team disappeared. Eventually they find access under the church in an underwater river, and a group of experienced divers join the two doctors in exploring further. As they progress along and begin to go deeper and deeper into the earth, Dr. Nicolai learns of the legend regarding the Church, which was built to seal something evil under it, and that Templar Knights would venture into these caves to fight horrid human-like winged demons.

The story starts 30 years ago when an exploration team excavates an entrance under a Stone church in the Carpathian Mountains, and as they enter in a rockslide traps the explorers under the church, never to be heard from again. 30 years after that, a team of researchers led by Dr. Nicolai and his assistant, Dr. Kathryn begin to explore the area where the exploration team disappeared. Eventually they find access under the church in an underwater river, and a group of experienced divers join the two doctors in exploring further. As they progress along and begin to go deeper and deeper into the earth, Dr. Nicolai learns of the legend regarding the Church, which was built to seal something evil under it, and that Templar Knights would venture into these caves to fight horrid human-like winged demons.

* BaldOfAwesome: Top, one of the most proactive members of the group.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Jack for Tyler.

* NonActionGuy: Dr Nicolai.

* ShipTease: Between Tyler and Kathryn.

* OhCrap: Charlie when she realizes [[spoiler: the creature can fly!]]

* FaceMonsterTurn - One of the explorers, after being attacked by one of the subterranean monsters, begins to start mutating into one of them, his eyes changing into a different shape while also being able to detect the monsters in complete darkness as well. [[spoiler:Subverted in that he's able to retain control of himself until sacrificing himself to let the other three escape.]]

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Charlei s a tank top tomboy who was raised in a dive shop and relishes rock climbing, but also seems to but some effort into styling her hair, wears a bikini in one scene and engages in a little girl talk with Katheryn.

* FaceMonsterTurn - One of the explorers, after being attacked by one of the subterranean monsters, begins to start mutating into one of them, his eyes changing into a different shape while also being able to detect the monsters in complete darkness as well.

** [[spoiler: Briggs]]. remaining behind to provide cover as Katheryn and Alex run.

* OhCrap: Charlie when she realises [[spoiler: the creature can fly!]]

* FinalGirl: [[spoiler: Looks like it'll be played straight with Katheryn surviving and Charlie dying. But Katheryn has the infection now]].

* RussianGuySuffersTheMost: Nicolai does not have it easy.