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Silver Bullet

1985 · 95 min

A small-town horror that mixes eerie werewolf suspense with a warm sibling bond, feeling like a grim bedtime story.

Directed by
Dan Attias
Genres
Horror
Tagline
It started in May. In a small town. And every month after that whenever the moon was full...It came back.
Overview
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…

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Directed by
Dan Attias
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • fate
  • faith
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Dan Attias
Written by
Stephen King
Starring
Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Tovah Feldshuh, Megan Follows, Corey Haim, Terry O'Quinn, Robin Groves, Leon Russom
Music
Jay Chattaway
Cinematography
Armando Nannuzzi
Runtime
95 min
Country
Netherlands, United States of America, Netherlands Antilles
Languages
English

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