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The Ruins

2008 · 91 min

A sun-drenched vacation curdles into claustrophobic, nerve-shredding dread as hope is slowly stripped away.

Directed by: Carter Smith
Genres: Horror
Starring: Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore

Tagline: Terror has evolved.
Overview: Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.

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Directed by: Carter Smith
Genres: Horror
Starring: Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 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
fate
betrayal
death
Places: wilderness
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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