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Toolbox Murders

2004 · 95 min

A grimy, tense slasher that traps you in a decaying hotel with a supernatural menace, doling out creepy clues and nasty kills.

Tagline
If you lived here, you would be dead by now.
Overview
A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades, but when renovations start, a series of murders take place.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • mystery
  • death
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Tobe Hooper
Written by
Adam Gierasch, Jace Anderson
Starring
Angela Bettis, Brent Roam, Rance Howard, Juliet Landau, Marco Rodríguez, Adam Gierasch, Greg Travis, Adam Weisman
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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