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Serial Taxi

2013 · 3 min

A quick, darkly comic thrill ride that keeps you grinning and squirming until its punchline.

Directed by
Paolo Cogliati
Genres
Thriller, Animation, Comedy
Tagline
Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. And then you die.
Overview
A young business woman takes a chilling ride when she realizes her cab driver could be the notorious "Taxi Killer".

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Paolo Cogliati
Genres
Thriller, Animation, Comedy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • crime
  • deception
  • death
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour6
Realism3
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
thriller, animation, comedy
Directed by
Paolo Cogliati
Starring
Jonathan Cooke, Rebecca Parham
Runtime
3 min
Languages
English

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