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The Night Before Halloween

2016 · 90 min

A disposable teen chiller that trades atmosphere for jump scares and a ticking curse.

Tagline
THE TRICK IS TO STAY ALIVE
Overview
When a Halloween prank goes wrong, it unleashes a creature that will hunt each of the participants down and kill them, unless they can figure out how to transfer the curse to someone else.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • guilt
    • death
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror6
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, horror, tv movie
    Directed by
    Sheldon Wilson
    Written by
    Sheldon Wilson
    Starring
    Bailee Madison, Justin Kelly, Jahmil French, Kiana Madeira, Natalie Ganzhorn, Alex Harrouch, Anthony Lemke, Dani Kind
    Music
    Steve London
    Cinematography
    Daniel Grant
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Canada, United States of America
    Languages
    English

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