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Series 7

2001 · 87 min

A queasy, deadpan fake reality show that makes killing feel like channel-surfing, funny and grim in the same breath.

Directed by
Daniel Minahan
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Tagline
Real People in Real Danger!
Overview
A reality TV program selects six contestants to participate in a free-for-all, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill each other in order to be the last person alive.

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Directed by
Daniel Minahan
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • violence
  • death
  • obsession
  • love
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
  • hospital
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Daniel Minahan
Written by
Daniel Minahan
Starring
Brooke Smith, Mark Woodbury, Michael Kaycheck, Marylouise Burke, Richard Venture, Donna Hanover, Merritt Wever, Glenn Fitzgerald
Music
Alexis Fleisig, Eli Janney
Cinematography
Randy Drummond
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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