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12 Days of Terror

2004 · 86 min

A tense, old-fashioned creature-feature that builds dread through period detail and human stubbornness rather than spectacle.

Tagline: The True Story of the New Jersey Man-Eater.
Overview: July of 1916 was a time of record heat, a polio epidemic, and a World War in Europe. But beachgoers in New Jersey are threatened by a even greater terror: a shark that has suddenly developed a taste for human flesh. Starting July 1st and lasting over a period of 12 days, the unidentified shark kills four people and seriously injures a fifth before the attacks stop, and threatens New Jersey's thriving tourist industry. Based on true events, and one of the inspirations behind Peter Benchley's Jaws.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, grief, fate, nature
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
grief
fate
nature
freedom
Places: small town
sea
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none