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Eden Lake

2008 · 91 min

A relentless, grim descent into mob cruelty that leaves you tense, sickened, and utterly drained.

Tagline: A weekend by the lake, with views to die for.
Overview: When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
class
betrayal
guilt
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	9
Darkness	9
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: James Watkins
Written by: James Watkins
Starring: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Jack O'Connell, Finn Atkins, Thomas Turgoose, James Burrows, Lorraine Bruce, Jumayn Hunter
Music: David Julyan
Cinematography: Christopher Ross
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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