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The Thaw

2009 · 94 min

A claustrophobic, chilly creature feature that builds dread through isolation and body horror, with a grim environmental message.

Directed by
Mark A. Lewis
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Tagline
Extinction will find you.
Overview
At a remote Arctic research station, four ecology students discover the real horror of global warming is not the melting ice, but what's frozen within it. A prehistoric parasite is released from the carcass of a Woolly Mammoth upon the unsuspecting students who are forced to quarantine and make necessary sacrifices, or risk infecting the rest of the world.

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Directed by
Mark A. Lewis
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • environment
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Mark A. Lewis
Written by
Mark A. Lewis, Michael W. Lewis
Starring
Val Kilmer, Martha MacIsaac, Aaron Ashmore, Kyle Schmid, Viv Leacock, Steph Song, Anne Marie DeLuise, John Callander
Cinematography
Jan Kiesser
Runtime
94 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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