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Midnight Movie

2008 · 82 min

A grimy, claustrophobic slasher that turns a late-night cinema into a trap, mixing cheap scares with a surreal meta twist.

Directed by
Jack Messitt
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
Tagline
The New Face of Horror
Overview
At a seedy theater in a sleepy suburban town, a group of friends get together for a midnight screening of an early 1970s horror film, unaware that the director has something more in store for them.

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Directed by
Jack Messitt
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • fate
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, thriller, fantasy
Directed by
Jack Messitt
Written by
Jack Messitt, Mark Garbett
Starring
Rebekah Brandes, Daniel Bonjour, Greg Cirulnick, Mandell Maughan, Stan Ellsworth, Melissa Steach, Jon Briddell, Brea Grant
Cinematography
Clyde W. Smith, Ruben Russ
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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