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No Way Up

2024 · 90 min

A claustrophobic, waterlogged survival ride that keeps you tense with dwindling air and circling sharks.

Directed by: Claudio Fäh
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Action
Starring: Colm Meaney, Phyllis Logan, Sophie McIntosh

Tagline: Brace yourself.
Overview: Characters from different backgrounds are thrown together when the plane they're travelling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean. A nightmare fight for survival ensues with the air supply running out and dangers creeping in from all sides.

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Directed by: Claudio Fäh
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Action
Starring: Colm Meaney, Phyllis Logan, Sophie McIntosh

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
fate
grief
trauma
Places: sea
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, horror, action
Directed by: Claudio Fäh
Written by: Andy Mayson
Starring: Colm Meaney, Phyllis Logan, Sophie McIntosh, Will Attenborough, Jeremias Amoore, Manuel Pacific, Grace Nettle, James Carroll Jordan
Music: Andy Gray
Cinematography: Andrew Rodger
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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