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Dead of Winter

1987 · 100 min

A tense, claustrophobic thriller that traps you in a snowbound mansion with a heroine whose nightmare keeps escalating.

Directed by: Arthur Penn
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubeš

Tagline: Katie McGovern will do anything to become an actress. Even if it kills her… tonight it might.
Overview: A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.

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Directed by: Arthur Penn
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubeš

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: isolation
identity
deception
survival
madness
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Arthur Penn
Written by: Marc Shmuger, Mark Malone
Starring: Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubeš, William Russ, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Mark Malone, Michael Copeman
Cinematography: Jan Weincke
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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