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The Crazies

2010 · 101 min

A relentless, tense survival horror that traps you in a small town's collapse, with grim violence and a pervasive sense of dread.

Directed by: Breck Eisner
Genres: Mystery, Horror, Action
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson

Tagline: Fear thy neighbor.
Overview: Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane.

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Directed by: Breck Eisner
Genres: Mystery, Horror, Action
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
conspiracy
violence
family
Places: small town
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: mystery, horror, action
Directed by: Breck Eisner
Written by: Ray Wright, Scott Kosar
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson, Danielle Panabaker, Joe Reegan, Glenn Morshower, Gregory Sporleder, Lynn Lowry
Music: Mark Isham
Cinematography: Maxime Alexandre
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United Arab Emirates, United States of America
Languages: English

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