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The Horseman

2008 · 96 min

A grim, brooding road trip that pairs raw grief with brutal violence, leaving you tense and unsettled.

Tagline
He has some questions.
Overview
A tender drama unfolds between a grieving father and a troubled teenage girl as they drive northbound along the quiet outback roads of Australia. What she doesn't know is that between stops, he is leaving behind a bloody trail of bodies in a revenge motivated killing spree.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • violence
  • trauma
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime
Directed by
Steven Kastrissios
Written by
Steven Kastrissios
Starring
Peter Marshall, Caroline Marohasy, Brad McMurray, Jack Henry, Evert McQueen, Christopher Sommers, Bryan Probets, Steve Tandy
Cinematography
Mark Broadbent
Runtime
96 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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