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Screamers

1995 · 108 min

A grim, paranoid survival thriller on a desolate planet, with creeping dread and sudden bursts of violence.

Directed by: Christian Duguay
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, War
Starring: Peter Weller, Jennifer Rubin, Roy Dupuis

Tagline: The last scream you hear will be your own.
Overview: SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all enemy life forms.

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Directed by: Christian Duguay
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, War
Starring: Peter Weller, Jennifer Rubin, Roy Dupuis

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
technology
war
identity
Places: space
wilderness
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, science fiction, war
Directed by: Christian Duguay
Written by: Miguel Tejada-Flores, Dan O'Bannon
Starring: Peter Weller, Jennifer Rubin, Roy Dupuis, Andrew Lauer, Liliana Komorowska, Michael Caloz, Jason Cavalier, Ron White
Cinematography: Rodney Gibbons
Runtime: 108 min
Country: Canada, Japan, United States of America
Languages: English

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