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Red Eye

Movie · 2005 · 85 min

A taut, claustrophobic thriller that keeps you on edge with its cat-and-mouse game at 30,000 feet.

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2005 film directed by Wes Craven
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Year
2005
Runtime
85 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • power
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller, psychological drama, psychological thriller
Directed by
Wes Craven
Written by
Carl Ellsworth
Starring
Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays, Kyle Gallner, Robert Pine, Laura Johnson, Jack Scalia
Music
Marco Beltrami
Cinematography
Robert Yeoman
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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