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Venom

2005 · 85 min

A slick, swampy slasher that delivers tense chases and gruesome kills without much depth.

Directed by
Jim Gillespie
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
He never hurt a soul until the day he died.
Overview
A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.

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Directed by
Jim Gillespie
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 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
  • death
  • friendship
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Jim Gillespie
Written by
Brandon Boyce, Flint Dille, John Zuur Platten
Starring
Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Ramsey, D.J. Cotrona, Rick Cramer, Meagan Good, Bijou Phillips, Stacey Travis
Music
James L. Venable
Cinematography
Steve Mason
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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