Movie

Choose or Die

2022 · 85 min

A grimy, neon-lit curse crawls out of an old computer game into real life, delivering nasty set pieces and a grim race to survive.

Tagline: Sometimes a curse can be a gift.
Overview: In pursuit of an unclaimed $125,000 prize, a broke college dropout decides to play an obscure, 1980s survival computer game. But the game curses her, and she’s faced with dangerous choices and reality-warping challenges. After a series of unexpectedly terrifying moments, she realizes she’s no longer playing for the money but for her life.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and bleak. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, grief, survival, addiction
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
grief
survival
addiction
obsession
Places: big city
home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild