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Maneater

2009 · 88 min

A moody small-town horror that slowly blurs the line between hunter and monster, with a grim, uneasy atmosphere.

Tagline
Some legends never die.
Overview
A former FBI profiler, now a sheriff of a small town and a single parent of a high school aged daughter, begins to profile a series of unexplained murders only to learn that the monster he's profiling may be himself.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • family
  • madness
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Michael Emanuel
Written by
Michael Emanuel, John K. Anderson
Starring
Dean Cain, Lacy Phillips, Stephen Ford, Nikki Moore, Christopher Darga, Maximillian Roeg, Ellie Gerber, Saginaw Grant
Cinematography
James Lawrence Spencer
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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