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Burnt Offerings

1976 · 116 min

A slow, suffocating creep into domestic dread, where a beautiful old house quietly devours a family from the inside.

Tagline
Up the ancient stairs, behind the locked door, something lives, something evil, from which no one has ever returned.
Overview
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • family
  • isolation
  • death
  • corruption
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Dan Curtis
Written by
William F. Nolan, Dan Curtis
Starring
Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith, Bette Davis, Eileen Heckart, Lee Montgomery, Dub Taylor, Joseph Riley
Music
Bob Cobert
Cinematography
Jacques R. Marquette
Runtime
116 min
Country
Italy, United States of America
Languages
English

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