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A Sound of Thunder

2005 · 101 min

It is a frantic, high-stakes race against the catastrophic changes wrought by tampering with time.

Directed by
Peter Hyams
Genres
Thriller, Science fiction, Adventure
Tagline
Some rules should never be broken.
Overview
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

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Directed by
Peter Hyams
Genres
Thriller, Science fiction, Adventure
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • fate
  • nature
  • science
  • environment
Places
  • wilderness
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action7
Horror5
Humour1
Realism3
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
thriller, science fiction, adventure, action
Directed by
Peter Hyams
Written by
Gregory Poirier, Joshua Oppenheimer, Thomas Dean Donnelly
Starring
Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, William Armstrong, Jemima Rooper, David Oyelowo, Corey Johnson, August Zirner
Music
Nick Glennie-Smith
Cinematography
Peter Hyams
Runtime
101 min
Country
Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Mandarin

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