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Parasitic

2012 · 79 min

A tense, gooey creature-feature that traps you in a bar with growing dread and sudden bursts of body horror.

Tagline
You Are What You Eat
Overview
After a strange meteor destroys a communications satellite and crashes into Tampa Bay, a sickly looking fish finds itself the meal of a beautiful nightclub bartender named Val. Moments later, as the bar is closed and locked tight, the infected Val becomes ill and all Hell breaks loose. Hidden from the others, the parasite she has unknowingly eaten rapidly grows, bursting from her throat and becoming the puppet master for the chaos ahead. With no possible way to reach help or escape, the trapped club-goers must fight to survive and plan to destroy the creature before it is let loose into the world.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • isolation
  • violence
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Tim Martin
Written by
Tim Martin
Starring
Camille Balsamo, Amanda Beck, Carrie Carnes, Miguel de la Rosa, Isle Gallagher, James Garcia, Dan Gill, Bianca Holland
Cinematography
Will Barratt
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America

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