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The Sinners

2020 · 99 min

A slow-burning, uneasy thriller that wraps small-town religious dread around a clique of girls, keeping you tense and curious.

Directed by
Courtney Paige
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Kaitlyn Bernard, Brenna Llewellyn, Brenna Coates
Tagline
Seven girls. Seven deadly sins.
Overview
Seven girls start a cult where each of them must embody one of the seven deadly sins. They realize there's more to their religious town after they go missing, one by one.

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Directed by
Courtney Paige
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Kaitlyn Bernard, Brenna Llewellyn, Brenna Coates
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • faith
  • friendship
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Courtney Paige
Written by
Erin Hazlehurst, Madison Smith, Courtney Paige
Starring
Kaitlyn Bernard, Brenna Llewellyn, Brenna Coates, Keilani Elizabeth Rose, Jasmine Randhawa, Natalie Malaika, Carly Fawcett, Tahmoh Penikett
Runtime
99 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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