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Wishcraft

2002 · 102 min

A trashy, amusing slasher with a silly premise, played straight but often laughable, offering gory kills and high-school drama.

Genres
Horror
Tagline
Be careful what you wish for.
Overview
Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets a parcel in the mail -- a totem with the power to grant his deepest, darkest desires. Brett wishes for Samantha to love him, and she does, although after a while her affection starts leaning toward obsession. Then murders start occurring in the school, which Brett gradually starts to connect to the totem.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • violence
  • coming-of-age
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour4
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Danny Graves, Richard Wenk
Written by
Larry Katz
Starring
Michael Weston, Alexandra Holden, Austin Pendleton, A.J. Buckley, Huntley Ritter, Gregory Cooke, Meat Loaf, Charlie Talbert
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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