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The Undertow

2003 · 79 min

A grimy, tense backwoods slasher that keeps you uneasy with its hostile small-town secret and sudden gore.

Directed by
Jeremy Wallace
Genres
Drama, Horror
Tagline
Hold Your Breath....
Overview
Six friends enter the strange town of Old Mines for a weekend float trip. They quickly realize that the town is not friendly to strangers, and they are pressured to leave by the police. When the friends decide to continue their float trip anyway, terrifying secrets of the town surface. A seven-foot-tall deformed maniac, known by the townsfolk as The Boy is kept under lock and key by the town's mayor. The Boy's purpose is simple: kill outsiders. The Mayor of Old Mines releases The Boy and the maniac's hunt begins. One by one, the campers on their float trip are ripped to gory shreds by the enraged, deformed, hulking Boy. But there is great mystery to the Boy. Who is his father? Who is his mother? How did he become so dangerous? In the end, the answers to these questions will put the entire town of Old Mines in danger. The Boy is an unstoppable killing machine, and anyone in his path won't be in one piece for long!
How it feels
Dark, tense, eerie and bleak. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Survival, violence, isolation, sexuality
Content
Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Jeremy Wallace
Genres
Drama, Horror
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Genres
drama, horror
Directed by
Jeremy Wallace
Written by
Jeremy Wallace
Starring
Jason Christ, Julie Farrar, Joseph Palermo, Trudy Bequette, Chris Grega, Emily Haack, Robin Garrels, Todd Tevlin
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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