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Cheap Thrills

2013 · 88 min

A grimy, escalating pressure cooker that dares you to keep watching as people debase themselves for cash.

Directed by
E.L. Katz
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton
Tagline
What doesn't kill you makes you richer.
Overview
Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.

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Directed by
E.L. Katz
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, thriller
Directed by
E.L. Katz
Written by
David Chirchirillo, Trent Haaga
Starring
Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner, Amanda Fuller, Laura Covelli, Elissa Dowling, Todd Farmer
Music
Mads Heldtberg
Cinematography
Sebastian Winterø, Andrew Wheeler
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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