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Dead Birds

2005 · 91 min

A slow, oppressive descent into supernatural dread, with a grim historical setting and a mounting sense of inescapable doom.

Directed by
Alex Turner
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Western
Tagline
There are worse things than dying.
Overview
Towards the end of the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers hole up on an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank, and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.

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Directed by
Alex Turner
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Western
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
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
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, thriller, western
Directed by
Alex Turner
Written by
Simon Barrett
Starring
Henry Thomas, Patrick Fugit, Michael Shannon, Nicki Aycox, Isaiah Washington, Mark Boone Junior, Muse Watson, Donna Biscoe
Music
Peter Lopez
Cinematography
Steve Yedlin
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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