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Scarce

2008 · 93 min

A grim, claustrophobic survival ordeal that leaves you cold and tense, with little relief from its bleakness.

Directed by
Jesse Thomas Cook, John Geddes
Genres
Horror
Starring
Steve Warren, Gary Fischer, Chris Warrilow
Overview
SCARCE depicts the gruesome fate of three lost snowboarders trapped at an isolated forest cabin owned by two menacing locals who harvest human flesh. As the day of the slaughter nears, they attempt to escape barefoot through the frozen wilderness.

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Directed by
Jesse Thomas Cook, John Geddes
Genres
Horror
Starring
Steve Warren, Gary Fischer, Chris Warrilow
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Jesse Thomas Cook, John Geddes
Written by
Jesse Thomas Cook, John Geddes
Starring
Steve Warren, Gary Fischer, Chris Warrilow, Thomas Webb, John Geddes, Jesse Thomas Cook, Stephanie Banting, Matt Griffin
Runtime
93 min
Country
Canada
Languages
Czech, English

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