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A Few Screws Loose

2008 · 90 min

A grimy, hostile descent through the city's underbelly that leaves you tense and unsettled rather than entertained.

Directed by
Craig J McIntyre
Genres
Horror
Overview
A lonely man, Stuart, enters a world of junkies, porn stars, and serial killers. Every scumbag in LA is out for his head. Will he survive?

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Directed by
Craig J McIntyre
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • isolation
  • survival
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Craig J McIntyre
Written by
Craig J McIntyre
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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