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Run Sweetheart Run

2020 · 104 min

A jolting, adrenaline-slick chase through nocturnal streets that pairs queasy dread with a defiant, cathartic release.

Directed by: Shana Feste
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg

Tagline: A first date from hell.
Overview: A woman runs for her life though the streets of Los Angeles after her blind date suddenly turns violent.

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Directed by: Shana Feste
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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
violence
revenge
isolation
corruption
Places: big city
road trip
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	7
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Shana Feste
Written by: Shana Feste
Starring: Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dayo Okeniyi, Sagan Rose, Briana Lane, Kaitlyn Raymond
Music: Robin Coudert
Cinematography: Bartosz Nalazek
Runtime: 104 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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