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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

Movie · 2006 · 91 min

A grimy, merciless descent into brutality that rarely lets up, offering little beyond visceral dread and hopelessness.

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2006 film by Jonathan Liebesman
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Year
2006
Runtime
91 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • survival
  • family
  • trauma
  • madness
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror9
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
horror, slasher
Directed by
Jonathan Liebesman
Written by
Sheldon Turner
Starring
R. Lee Ermey, Jordana Brewster, Matt Bomer, Diora Baird, John Larroquette, Lee Tergesen, Andrew Bryniarski, Cyia Batten
Music
Steve Jablonsky
Cinematography
Lukas Ettlin
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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