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Endangered Species

1982 · 97 min

A slow-burning, eerie thriller that mixes small-town mystery with creeping paranoia and sudden bursts of visceral horror.

Tagline: What you don't know can kill you.
Overview: A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, isolation, corruption, survival
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
isolation
corruption
survival
family
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild