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The Collector

2009 · 90 min

A relentless, nerve-shredding gauntlet of traps and cruelty that keeps you tense and uneasy from start to finish.

Directed by: Marcus Dunstan
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Josh Stewart, Juan Fernández, Michael Reilly Burke

Tagline: He always takes one
Overview: Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.

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Directed by: Marcus Dunstan
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Josh Stewart, Juan Fernández, Michael Reilly Burke

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
crime
greed
betrayal
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	9
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	9
Darkness	9
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Marcus Dunstan
Written by: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton
Starring: Josh Stewart, Juan Fernández, Michael Reilly Burke, Madeline Zima, Andrea Roth, Karley Scott Collins, Robert Wisdom, Daniella Alonso
Music: Jerome Dillon
Cinematography: Brandon Cox
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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