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The Boy Behind the Door

2020 · 88 min

A relentless, nerve-shredding ordeal that traps you in a child's desperate fight to survive, leaving you breathless and shaken.

Directed by: Justin Powell, David Charbonier
Genres: Horror
Starring: Lonnie Chavis, Ezra Dewey, Kristin Bauer

Overview: Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.

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Directed by: Justin Powell, David Charbonier
Genres: Horror
Starring: Lonnie Chavis, Ezra Dewey, Kristin Bauer

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
friendship
trauma
violence
isolation
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	7
Humour	0
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	9
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Justin Powell, David Charbonier
Written by: David Charbonier, Justin Powell
Starring: Lonnie Chavis, Ezra Dewey, Kristin Bauer, Scott Michael Foster, Micah A. Hauptman, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Anna B. Shaffer, Alfredo Tavares
Music: Anton Sanko
Cinematography: Julián Estrada
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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