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Bug

2007 · 98 min

A claustrophobic descent into shared paranoia that tightens like a vice, leaving you unsettled and breathless.

Directed by: William Friedkin
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr.

Tagline: First they send in their drone... then they find their queen.
Overview: In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.

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Directed by: William Friedkin
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr.

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
isolation
conspiracy
obsession
trauma
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	9
Darkness	9
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, horror, thriller
Directed by: William Friedkin
Written by: Tracy Letts
Starring: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Collins, Brían F. O'Byrne, Neil Bergeron, Bob Neill
Music: Brian Tyler
Cinematography: Michael Grady
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Germany, United States of America
Languages: English

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