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Circus Kane

2017 · 88 min

A cheap, fast haunted-house thrill ride that trades scares for gimmicky dares and slasher kills.

Directed by
Christopher Ray
Genres
Horror
Starring
Jonathan Lipnicki, Tim Abell, Richard Moll
Tagline
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
Overview
A reclusive circus master invites a group of social media stars to his house of haunts. Anyone who can make it out before being scared into submission will earn $250,000 - but the stars soon learn they are not only competing for money, but also fighting for their lives.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Christopher Ray
Genres
Horror
Starring
Jonathan Lipnicki, Tim Abell, Richard Moll
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • survival
  • greed
  • media
  • violence
  • death
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Christopher Ray
Written by
Sean Sellars, Zack Ward, James Cullen Bressack
Starring
Jonathan Lipnicki, Tim Abell, Richard Moll, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Victoria Konefal, Nicole Fox, Ted Monte, Cameron Jebo
Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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