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The Minute You Wake Up Dead

2022 · 90 min

A grim, slow-burning noir full of double-crosses and mounting dread, where every character is out for themselves and trust is a fatal mistake.

Tagline
Don't trust a soul.
Overview
A stockbroker in a small southern town gets embroiled in an insurance scam with a next-door neighbor that leads to multiple murders when a host of other people want in on the plot. Sheriff Thurmond Fowler, the by-the-book town sheriff for over four decades, works earnestly to try and unravel the town’s mystery and winds up getting more than he bargained for.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • deception
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Michael Mailer
Written by
Timothy Holland
Starring
Cole Hauser, Jaimie Alexander, Morgan Freeman, Darren Mann, Andrew Stevens, Kenneth Farmer, Ben VanderMey, Tony DeMil
Cinematography
Adam Biddle
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, English

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