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8 Bodies

2017 · 14 min

A short, darkly comic spiral of panic and bad decisions that keeps you squirming and smirking at the same time.

Directed by: Jennette McCurdy, Colton Tran
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Horror
Starring: Jennette McCurdy, Matt Shively, Nathan Kress

Tagline: For better or for worse...
Overview: A married couple accidentally kills a person.

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Directed by: Jennette McCurdy, Colton Tran
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Horror
Starring: Jennette McCurdy, Matt Shively, Nathan Kress

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
deception
death
family
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: drama, comedy, horror
Directed by: Jennette McCurdy, Colton Tran
Written by: Jennette McCurdy
Starring: Jennette McCurdy, Matt Shively, Nathan Kress, Harvey Guillén, Paige Klone, Steve Bethers, Ethan Kaslow, Colton Tran
Runtime: 14 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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