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Polaroid

2019 · 88 min

A jump-scare-heavy teen horror that feels like a haunted camera gimmick stretched thin, offering mild thrills but little lasting dread.

Directed by
Lars Klevberg
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Tagline
Beware this camera... Once you take it, it takes you.
Overview
High school loner Bird Fitcher has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the mysterious Polaroid vintage camera she stumbles upon, but it doesn't take long to discover that those who have their picture taken meet a tragic end. Bird and her friends must survive one more night as they race to solve the mystery of the haunted Polaroid before it kills them all.

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Directed by
Lars Klevberg
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • mystery
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • school
  • small town
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Lars Klevberg
Written by
Blair Butler
Starring
Kathryn Prescott, Tyler Young, Keenan Tracey, Samantha Logan, Priscilla Quintana, Javier Botet, Mitch Pileggi, Davi Santos
Music
Philip Giffin
Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
Canada, Norway, United States of America
Languages
English

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