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Punishment

2013 · 117 min

A grim, slow-burning small-town thriller that weighs heavily with dread and a broken protagonist's despair.

Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
A psychopathic killer. A self destructive cop. A terrorized town in need.
Overview
When the dead body of a young co-ed is found haven been beaten and brutalized, the small town isn't ready to panic, until a second body is found. A skillful and creative serial killer is on the loose, hell bent on creating havoc and fear. It's a psychopath orchestrating his deadly game of cat and mouse, with young co-eds as the pawns, against a cop broken with his addiction to pills and booze. Written by Jodie Jones
How it feels
Dark, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Violence, crime, addiction, isolation
Content
Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Horror, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Dallas Montgomery
Written by
Dallas Montgomery, Jodie Jones
Starring
Tyrus 'Tiger' Bazell, Phill Beard, Aron Biedenharn, Jason Box
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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