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The Cottage

2008 · 92 min

A grisly, funny, and tense ride that lurches from bickering comedy to splattery horror, keeping you squirming and laughing.

Directed by: Paul Andrew Williams
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Crime
Starring: Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Jennifer Ellison

Tagline: Sleeps Six Bloody Comfortably
Overview: In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.

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Directed by: Paul Andrew Williams
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Crime
Starring: Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Jennifer Ellison

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
survival
family
violence
crime
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	7
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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