Movie

Burning Bright

2010 · 89 min

A relentless, claustrophobic survival thriller that keeps you on edge as a young woman fights to protect her brother from a deadly predator.

Tagline: His Feeding. Your Frenzy.
Overview: After her lousy stepfather steals her savings to buy a vicious tiger, Kelly loses all hope of going to college. But Kelly's situation worsens when a hurricane leaves her and her autistic brother boarded up in their house with the man-eating beast. This edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the gutsy heroine and her younger sibling as they struggle to outwit the ravenous predator and find a way to survive.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and melancholic. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, isolation, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
isolation
betrayal
grief
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none