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Stranger in the Woods

2024 · 82 min

A tense, uneasy cabin-set thriller that keeps you guessing whether the threat is real or in her head.

Directed by
Adam Newacheck
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Holly Kenney, Brendin Brown, Paris Nicole
Tagline
Just when you think you're out of the woods.
Overview
Olivia and her friends go on a vacation. After Olivia nearly drowns with a slit wrist in her bathtub after her fiancé's funeral, her friends suspect that she tried to kill herself, but she believes someone attacked her.

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Directed by
Adam Newacheck
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Holly Kenney, Brendin Brown, Paris Nicole
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • survival
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • madness
Places
  • single country house
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
82 min
Country
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Languages
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