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Running Man

2019 · 15 min

A short, queasy plunge into a clinical trial that curdles into dread, leaving you tense and unsettled long after.

Directed by: Chris Turner
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Raff Law, Kerim Hassan, Kelvin Bueno

Overview: It's 1991, and a clinical drugs trial goes horrifyingly wrong for a group of young ravers.

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Directed by: Chris Turner
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Raff Law, Kerim Hassan, Kelvin Bueno

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: survival
trauma
madness
isolation
fate
Places: hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, drama
Directed by: Chris Turner
Written by: Johnny Cooke
Starring: Raff Law, Kerim Hassan, Kelvin Bueno, Jack McEvoy, Carl Barât, Gemma Gregory, Anna Guzek
Runtime: 15 min
Country: United Kingdom

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