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Shaken

2026 · 14 min

A tight, simmering short that turns a diner counter into a stage for quiet, cold-blooded plotting.

Directed by
Millie Rose Evans
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Ryan King, Jessie Kuehne, Brent Michal
Tagline
Revenge is best served cold. Drink up.
Overview
When a young waitress is assaulted by her manager, she delves into a world of revenge, plotting to poison him with a tainted milkshake.

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Directed by
Millie Rose Evans
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Ryan King, Jessie Kuehne, Brent Michal
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • power
  • justice
  • trauma
  • work
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Millie Rose Evans
Starring
Ryan King, Jessie Kuehne, Brent Michal, Foy Tootle, Julie Best, Brent Kuehne
Cinematography
Marybeth Dinges
Runtime
14 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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