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Wind Chill

2007 · 91 min

A slow, freezing descent into ghostly dread, where the cold and isolation seep into you as the night stretches on.

Directed by: Gregory Jacobs
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan

Tagline: There are worse things than dying.
Overview: Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.

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Directed by: Gregory Jacobs
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan

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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: isolation
survival
death
obsession
guilt
Places: road trip
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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