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Shakma

1990 · 101 min

A cheap, tense animal-attack thriller that feels like a trapped-in-a-building nightmare with a cult-film charm.

Directed by
Hugh Parks
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Tagline
The world's most aggressive primate just got mad.
Overview
A murderous baboon escapes from a laboratory and roams the research building, and begins to kill some teenagers who are also in the building playing a Dungeons-and-Dragons type game.
How it feels
Tense, dark and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Survival, violence, isolation, death
Content
Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Hugh Parks
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Hugh Parks
Written by
Roger Engle
Starring
Christopher Atkins, Amanda Wyss, Ari Meyers, Roddy McDowall, Robb Edward Morris, Tre Laughlin, Greg Flowers, Ann Kymberlie
Music
David C. Williams
Cinematography
Andrew Bieber
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Japanese

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