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The Burrowers

2008 · 96 min

A grim, slow-burning horror Western that mixes frontier tension with claustrophobic creature dread and moral unease.

Directed by
J.T. Petty
Genres
Horror, Western
Tagline
Evil will surface.
Overview
It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories, a band of men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, but they soon discover that the real enemy stalks them from below.

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Directed by
J.T. Petty
Genres
Horror, Western
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • freedom
  • race
  • death
  • violence
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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