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Dead Giveaway

2025 · 87 min

A frantic, funny-bad-morning scramble that keeps tightening the screws while you laugh at the absurdity of it all.

Directed by
Ian Kimble
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Ruby Modine, Mikaela Hoover, Scout Taylor-Compton
Tagline
And all Jill wanted was brunch.
Overview
Hungover Jill finds a dead stranger in her bed. Her morning gets worse: a bound man in her closet, unconscious roommate, and her friend at knifepoint. She must solve it all before her 3PM brunch.

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Directed by
Ian Kimble
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Ruby Modine, Mikaela Hoover, Scout Taylor-Compton
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 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
  • mystery
  • friendship
  • survival
  • deception
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, thriller, horror
Directed by
Ian Kimble
Written by
Ian Kimble
Starring
Ruby Modine, Mikaela Hoover, Scout Taylor-Compton, Buddy Caine, Suzann Toni Petrongolo, Andrew Vogel, Jeremy Feight, Jessie Allen Hitner
Cinematography
Anthony Berenato Jr.
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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