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Octane

2003 · 91 min

A queasy, neon-lit night drive through paranoia and cult dread that keeps you uneasy and disoriented from start to finish.

Directed by
Marcus Adams
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Tagline
Nobody in chains, ever soared up to the sun.
Overview
After a family visit, stressed businesswoman Senga Wilson is driving with her rebellious daughter, Nat, down an ominous highway in the middle of the night. After they pick up a weird teenage hitchhiker, their journey goes awry. Nat decides to give her mom the slip and runs off with the hitchhiker at a rest stop. In a desperate search to find her daughter, Senga learns that Nat has been drawn into an evil cult.

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Directed by
Marcus Adams
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • family
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by
Marcus Adams
Written by
Stephen Volk
Starring
Madeleine Stowe, Norman Reedus, Bijou Phillips, Mischa Barton, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Leo Gregory, Martin McDougall, Gary Parker
Cinematography
Robin Vidgeon
Runtime
91 min
Country
Luxembourg, United Kingdom
Languages
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