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The Last House on the Left

1972 · 84 min

A grim, unrelenting descent into brutality that leaves you shaken and soiled, with brief jarring comic relief that only deepens the dread.

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Overview: On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and her friend Phyllis set off from the family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs along the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Revenge, violence, crime, grief
Content: Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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
violence
crime
grief
trauma
Places: countryside
big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong