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Maneater

2022 · 86 min

A tense, brisk creature-feature that delivers shark attacks and survival thrills with little let-up.

Directed by: Justin Lee
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Nicky Whelan, Trace Adkins, Jeff Fahey

Tagline: 200 teeth. 0 chance.
Overview: A group of friends on vacation in a seeming island paradise are stalked by an unrelenting great white after an accident leaves them stranded and left for dead.

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Directed by: Justin Lee
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Nicky Whelan, Trace Adkins, Jeff Fahey

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
death
grief
violence
Places: sea
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by: Justin Lee
Written by: Justin Lee
Starring: Nicky Whelan, Trace Adkins, Jeff Fahey, Shane West, Branscombe Richmond, Porscha Coleman, Kim DeLonghi, Zoe Cipres
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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