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Severance

2006 · 96 min

A grisly, funny office outing that turns into a tense, gory survival scramble with deadpan corporate banter.

Genres
Horror, Comedy, Thriller
Tagline
Another bloody office outing.
Overview
Seven employees of an international weapons manufacturer are treated to a team-building weekend at the company’s newly built luxury spa lodge. Things quickly go awry as the colleagues find their corporate weekend sabotaged by a deadly enemy.

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Genres
Horror, Comedy, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • work
  • corruption
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Christopher Smith
Written by
Christopher Smith, James Moran
Starring
Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, Toby Stephens, Claudie Blakley, Babou Ceesay, Andy Nyman, David Gilliam
Music
Christian Henson
Cinematography
Ed Wild
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary
Languages
English, Hungarian, Russian

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