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Pathology

2008 · 95 min

A slick, nasty thriller that pulls you into a game of gruesome one-upmanship, leaving you tense and a little dirty.

Genres
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
No body is safe.
Overview
Medical student Ted Grey graduates at the top of his class and quickly joins an elite pathology program, whose top students invite him into their circle. There he uncovers a gruesome secret: They play a game in which one tries to commit the perfect, undetectable murder, then the others compete to determine the victim's cause of death.

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Crime, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • death
  • morality
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
crime, horror, thriller
Directed by
Marc Schölermann
Written by
Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
Starring
Milo Ventimiglia, Alyssa Milano, Michael Weston, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth, John de Lancie, Meiling Melançon, Keir O'Donnell
Music
Johannes Kobilke
Cinematography
Ekkehart Pollack
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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