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Breakout

2013 · 89 min

A tense, straightforward chase through the woods that keeps you watching without asking much of you.

Directed by
Damian Lee
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Brendan Fraser, Dominic Purcell, Ethan Suplee
Overview
A pair of criminals try to track down the kids who witnessed them commit a murder in the woods.

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Directed by
Damian Lee
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Brendan Fraser, Dominic Purcell, Ethan Suplee
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • crime
  • family
  • violence
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Damian Lee
Written by
Damian Lee, Christian Piers Betley, Deborah Wakeham
Starring
Brendan Fraser, Dominic Purcell, Ethan Suplee, Lara Daans, Naomi Andrews, Andrew Jackson, Meegwun Fairbrother, Holly Deveaux
Music
Jonathan Goldsmith
Cinematography
Curtis Petersen
Runtime
89 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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