In their remote cabin, parents Eric (Jonathan Groff, Mindhunter<\/a>) and Andrew (Ben Aldridge, The Long Call<\/a>) are grimly informed by four mysterious strangers that they must kill either each other or their child in order to prevent the apocalypse.<\/p>\n Movie-goers have been keen to discover if there is any truth behind the surreal threat, particularly as filmmaker Shyamalan has a reputation for jaw-dropping twist endings \u2013 most notably in his biggest hit, The Sixth Sense.<\/p>\n If the high-concept thriller has left you at all confused, read on to find the Knock at the Cabin ending explained \u2013 but be warned that full spoilers <\/strong>for the entire movie lie ahead.<\/p> Over the course of the film, the four strangers \u2013 Leonard (Dave Bautista), Sabrina (Nikki Amuka-Bird), Adriane (Abby Quinn), and Redmond (Rupert Grint) \u2013 attempt to convince Eric (Jonathan Groff), Andrew (Ben Aldridge) and their eight-year-old daughter Wen (Kristen Cui) that they are telling the truth, showing them news footage of various terrible events that are happening around the world, including outbreaks of serious illness and unexplained plane crashes<\/p>\n At regular intervals, the strangers also begin killing themselves off \u2013 first Redmond, then Adriane \u2013 claiming that this will temporarily stave off the apocalypse, while Eric and Andrew continue to stall on making their decision.<\/p>\n While Eric becomes somewhat more credulous towards the strangers\u2019 theories, Andrew is adamant that it is all a hoax \u2013 a feeling exacerbated by the fact that he recognises Redmond as a man who had previously assaulted him in a homophobic attack.<\/p>\n Despite these more than understandable reservations, as the film goes on it becomes increasingly clear that apocalyptic events really are happening \u2013 and eventually, only Leonard is left standing of the four strangers.<\/p>\n In his final act before killing himself, he tells Eric and Andrew that they have one more chance to prevent the apocalypse \u2013 there will be a small amount of time after he dies before their time is up. Although Eric and Andrew initially still don\u2019t seem entirely convinced, Leonard\u2019s death does indeed prompt the sky to immediately darken and Eric has a change of heart.<\/p>\n He tells Andrew that he will sacrifice himself in order to secure a future for their daughter, and so tearfully Andrew goes through with this plan \u2013 after he has instructed Wen to go further away and put her headphones on.<\/p>\n Incredibly, the plan seems to work. After Eric dies, the sky almost instantly becomes lighter again and we hear reports on the news that indicate the various catastrophic events around the world have suddenly stopped. In other words, the apocalypse had been real \u2013 and Eric\u2019s death really had prevented it.<\/p>\n The film ends with Andrew and Wen driving away, safe in the knowledge that they will have a future.<\/p>\nKnock at the Cabin ending explained: spoilers for M Night Shyamalan movie<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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