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Frank and Penelope

2022 · 112 min

A gritty, violent ride that blends romance and horror into a tense, unpredictable road trip.

Directed by
Sean Patrick Flanery
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Crime
Starring
Billy Budinich, Caylee Cowan, Johnathon Schaech
Tagline
Prey for love.
Overview
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.

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Free in the UK
  • Rakuten TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Sean Patrick Flanery
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Crime
Starring
Billy Budinich, Caylee Cowan, Johnathon Schaech
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • violence
  • survival
  • crime
  • trauma
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour3
Realism5
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror, crime
Directed by
Sean Patrick Flanery
Written by
Sean Patrick Flanery
Starring
Billy Budinich, Caylee Cowan, Johnathon Schaech, Brian Maillard, Sydney Scotia, Kevin Dillon, Donna D'Errico, Sean Patrick Flanery
Music
Rhyan D'Errico, Jared Forman
Cinematography
A.J. Raitano
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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