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Splinter

2008 · 82 min

A tight, claustrophobic siege that keeps you tense with body horror and relentless pacing.

Directed by: Toby Wilkins
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Jill Wagner, Charles Baker, Rachel Kerbs

Tagline: It will get under your skin.
Overview: When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they'll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.

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Directed by: Toby Wilkins
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Jill Wagner, Charles Baker, Rachel Kerbs

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
betrayal
guilt
redemption
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	8
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, thriller, crime, science fiction
Directed by: Toby Wilkins
Written by: Ian Shorr, Kai Barry
Starring: Jill Wagner, Charles Baker, Rachel Kerbs, Paulo Costanzo, Shea Whigham, Laurel Whitsett
Music: Elia Cmiral
Cinematography: Nelson Cragg
Runtime: 82 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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