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Spontaneous

2020 · 102 min

A funny, heartfelt and shocking ride through high school where sudden gory deaths make every moment precious.

Directed by: Brian Duffield
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Starring: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji

Tagline: An explosive love story.
Overview: When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

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Directed by: Brian Duffield
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Starring: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
coming-of-age
love
grief
survival
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	5
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: comedy, horror
Directed by: Brian Duffield
Written by: Brian Duffield
Starring: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel, Marlowe Percival, Laine MacNeil
Cinematography: Aaron Morton
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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