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He's Out There

2018 · 89 min

A tense, grim survival thriller that traps you in a remote house with a family under siege, delivering relentless dread and a few grisly shocks.

Directed by: Dennis Iliadis
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Yvonne Strahovski, Justin Bruening, Abigail Pniowsky

Overview: On vacation at a remote lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.

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Directed by: Dennis Iliadis
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Yvonne Strahovski, Justin Bruening, Abigail Pniowsky

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
isolation
madness
violence
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	9
Darkness	8
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Dennis Iliadis
Written by: Mike Scannell
Starring: Yvonne Strahovski, Justin Bruening, Abigail Pniowsky, Julian Bailey, Anna Pniowsky, Stephanie Costa, Ryan McDonald
Music: Nathan Whitehead
Cinematography: Ed Wild
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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