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The Killing Room

2009 · 93 min

A cold, claustrophobic pressure cooker that turns a simple study into a grim psychological experiment, leaving you tense and unsettled.

Directed by
Jonathan Liebesman
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Nick Cannon, Timothy Hutton, Shea Whigham
Overview
Four volunteers sign up for what initially appears to be a typical paid research study, only to discover that they've unwittingly become involved with a classified government program that was said to have been terminated nearly two decades ago.

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Directed by
Jonathan Liebesman
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Nick Cannon, Timothy Hutton, Shea Whigham
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • power
  • corruption
  • survival
  • violence
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Jonathan Liebesman
Written by
Gus Krieger, Ann Peacock
Starring
Nick Cannon, Timothy Hutton, Shea Whigham, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Stormare, Clea DuVall, Bill Stinchcomb, Meade Patton
Music
Brian Tyler
Cinematography
Lukas Ettlin
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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