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Priest

2011 · 87 min

A grim, fast-paced action-horror with stylish visuals and a bleak dystopian atmosphere, offering little depth but plenty of vampire-slaying spectacle.

Directed by: Scott Stewart
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Starring: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Lily Collins

Tagline: The war is eternal. His mission is just the beginning.
Overview: In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is kidnapped by vampires, the Priest breaks his vows to hunt them down. He is accompanied by the niece's boyfriend, who is a wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess.

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Directed by: Scott Stewart
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Starring: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Lily Collins

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
Themes: revenge
faith
family
power
survival
Places: big city
wilderness
road trip
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	2
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, fantasy, horror
Directed by: Scott Stewart
Written by: Cory Goodman
Starring: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Lily Collins, Maggie Q, Stephen Moyer, Cam Gigandet, Mädchen Amick, Brad Dourif
Music: Christopher Young
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Runtime: 87 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

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