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Cherry Falls

2000 · 92 min

A lurid, fast-paced slasher that mixes small-town secrets with darkly comic teen panic, offering bloody thrills and a few subversive laughs.

Directed by
Geoffrey Wright
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn
Tagline
Lose your innocence... or lose your life.
Overview
When students in the small town of Cherry Falls learn a serial killer is targeting virgins, they realize their only chance of survival is to throw a “Pop Your Cherry” party.

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Directed by
Geoffrey Wright
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • identity
  • trauma
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour4
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Geoffrey Wright
Written by
Ken Selden
Starring
Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn, Jesse Bradford, Candy Clark, Gabriel Mann, Amanda Anka, Joannah Portman
Music
Walter Werzowa
Cinematography
Anthony B. Richmond
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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