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Brimstone

2016 · 148 min

A gruelling, slow-burning descent into cruelty and retribution, told in stark chapters that demand endurance and reward with grim catharsis.

Directed by
Martin Koolhoven
Genres
Thriller, Western, Drama
Starring
Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Carice van Houten
Tagline
Retribution is coming.
Overview
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.

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Directed by
Martin Koolhoven
Genres
Thriller, Western, Drama
Starring
Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Carice van Houten
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • faith
  • survival
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour0
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
thriller, western, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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148 min
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