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Hatchet

2006 · 84 min

A gleefully gory, jokey slasher that plays like a rowdy theme-park ride through the swamp, all cheap thrills and crowd-pleasing kills.

Tagline
Stay out of the swamp.
Overview
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • survival
  • violence
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour6
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Adam Green
Written by
Adam Green
Starring
Joel David Moore, Amara Zaragoza, Deon Richmond, Kane Hodder, Joleigh Fioravanti, Mercedes McNab, Joel Murray, Parry Shen
Music
Andy Garfield
Cinematography
Will Barratt
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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