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Bleeders

1997 · 89 min

A grimy, moody nineties creature feature that lures you into damp island tunnels and rewards patience with lurid, campy shocks.

Directed by
Peter Svatek
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Tagline
It's in the blood
Overview
A man with an unknown disease travels to an island with his girlfriend where his relatives once lived, hoping to find a cure to his illness. Although his relatives were all thought to be dead, he finds them living underground.

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Directed by
Peter Svatek
Genres
Horror, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • madness
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Peter Svatek
Written by
Charles Adair, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Starring
Roy Dupuis, Kristin Lehman, Rutger Hauer, Leni Parker, John Dunn-Hill, Joanna Noyes, Janine Theriault, Pascal Gruselle
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
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