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The Curve

1998 · 91 min

A slick, nasty little thriller that keeps you uneasy with its cold-blooded scheme and mounting paranoia.

Directed by
Dan Rosen
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Tagline
Someone is about to go over the edge.
Overview
Two roommates plan to kill a third to take advantage of college policy giving a 4.0 grade to a suicide's roommates.

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Directed by
Dan Rosen
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • ambition
  • deception
  • morality
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Dan Rosen
Written by
Dan Rosen
Starring
Matthew Lillard, Michael Vartan, Randall Batinkoff, Keri Russell, Tamara Marie Watson, Anthony Griffith, Bo Dietl, Kevin Ruf
Music
Shark
Cinematography
Joey Forsyte
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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