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Kalifornia

1993 · 118 min

A road trip that slowly curdles into dread, with a constant sense of menace and uncomfortable realism.

Directed by
Dominic Sena
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Tagline
Fear never travels alone.
Overview
A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

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Directed by
Dominic Sena
Genres
Thriller, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • obsession
  • crime
  • madness
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, crime
Directed by
Dominic Sena
Written by
Stephen Levy, Tim Metcalfe
Starring
Brad Pitt, David Duchovny, Juliette Lewis, Michelle Forbes, Sierra Pecheur, John Dullaghan, Kathy Larson, David Milford
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Bojan Bazelli
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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