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Dead Man's Shoes

2004 · 90 min

A haunting, slow-burn revenge tragedy that burrows under your skin with its raw emotion and unsettling violence.

Directed by: Shane Meadows
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Paddy Considine, Toby Kebbell, Gary Stretch

Tagline: He's in all of us.
Overview: A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.

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Directed by: Shane Meadows
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Paddy Considine, Toby Kebbell, Gary Stretch

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: revenge
grief
guilt
violence
morality
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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