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Killer Car

2008 ยท 72 min

A slow, low-budget road-trip chiller that leans on creeping dread and a haunted vehicle rather than shocks.

Tagline
Don't take your eyes of the road
Overview
An attractive college couple goes on a road trip with some friends. Their destination: majestic waterfalls far away from civilization. Unfortunately the used car they bought is possessed by the tortured spirit of its original owner who met a tragic end behind the wheel.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • survival
    • death
    Places
    • road trip
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Hisaaki Nagaoka
    Written by
    Hisaaki Nagaoka
    Starring
    Amano Yukari, Misa Kuroki, Masato Nagai, Takano Yuuki, Watanabe Sou, Rio Nakamura, Haraguchi Isawo, Shoji Yuki
    Music
    Yu Tagawa, Shinji Inukai
    Cinematography
    Kazuto Sato
    Runtime
    72 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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