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Chain Letter

2010 · 96 min

A tense, grim slasher that turns everyday technology into a deadly trap, with brutal chain-based kills and a pervasive sense of paranoia.

Directed by
Deon Taylor
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
If you don't forward it, you die.
Overview
Six friends receive a mysterious chain letter via text messaging and in their email accounts from a maniac who's hunting down teenagers who fail to forward his online chain letter. Who knew they should take the threats in the chain letter seriously? Or that chain letters using the teens' favorite technologies to track them can kill? This maniacal game pits friend against friend as they race to beat rules that seem impossible to escape. Break the chain, lose a life. Do you pass it on? Does friendship mean anything?

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Directed by
Deon Taylor
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • obsession
  • violence
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Deon Taylor
Written by
Diana Erwin, Michael J. Pagan
Starring
Nikki Reed, Keith David, Michael Bailey Smith, Brad Dourif, Betsy Russell, Cherilyn Wilson, Matt Cohen, Noah Segan
Music
Vincent Gillioz
Cinematography
Philip Lee
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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