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Last Straw

2024 · 81 min

A tense, gritty siege that traps you in a diner with escalating violence and a desperate fight for survival.

Directed by
Alan Scott Neal
Genres
Horror, Drama, Thriller
Overview
A rural roadside diner becomes the host of a maniacal killing spree – leaving a young waitress to clean up the mess. After hard-headed Nancy fires the staff at her dad’s diner, she decides to cover the last shift of the night by herself. Little does she know, she is far from alone. The day is coming back to haunt her and when things begin to spiral out of control, she must fight for her life over the course of one long night.

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Directed by
Alan Scott Neal
Genres
Horror, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, drama, thriller
Directed by
Alan Scott Neal
Written by
Taylor Sardoni
Starring
Jessica Belkin, Jeremy Sisto, Taylor Kowalski, Tara Raani, Joji Otani Hansen, Glen Gould, Levon Panek, Brian D. Wolfe
Music
Alan Palomo
Cinematography
Andrey Nikolaev
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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