Movie

The Devil to Pay

2020 · 87 min

A grim, slow-burning backwoods thriller that tightens like a vise, anchored by a fierce, desperate performance.

Tagline: They started a war. She brought a reckoning.
Overview: After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community fights to save her son when the cold-hearted matriarch of the oldest family on the mountain demands payment of a debt that could destroy a decades-old truce.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, revenge, violence
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
family
revenge
violence
justice
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none