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Dead of Winter

2025 · 98 min

A taut, snowbound survival thriller that keeps you on edge with its relentless cat-and-mouse tension and stark, wintry atmosphere.

Tagline
Wrong place. Wrong crime.
Overview
A widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl's only hope.
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  • Paramount Plus
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 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
  • grief
  • violence
  • morality
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
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Starring
Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise, Cúán Hosty-Blaney, Dalton Leeb, Lloyd Hutchinson
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
98 min
Country
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Languages
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