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Extremities

1986 · 89 min

It is a suffocating and intense descent into primal desperation where survival demands extreme measures.

Directed by
Robert M. Young
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Tagline
When fear made her a victim, she turned fear into a weapon.
Overview
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the information in her bag and comes to her apartment with the intent of rape, but she sprays him in the face with insect repellent, and then holds him captive. She is then faced with deciding whether to go to the police who might not believe her and release him, or to kill him.

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Directed by
Robert M. Young
Genres
Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • violence
  • gender
  • justice
  • trauma
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension10
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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