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Rule Breakers

2023 · 10 min

A short, tense cabin-in-the-woods setup that keeps you uneasy waiting for the rules to be broken.

Directed by
Jackson Peterson
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Megan Kitzman, Luke Meister, Andrew Parker
Overview
A group of college students go on vacation to a fancy Airbnb in the woods. When they enter, they are greeted with an ominous list of rules the group is supposed to follow.

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Directed by
Jackson Peterson
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Megan Kitzman, Luke Meister, Andrew Parker
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • mystery
  • fate
  • violence
Places
  • single country house
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Jackson Peterson
Written by
Jackson Peterson
Starring
Megan Kitzman, Luke Meister, Andrew Parker, Lillian Slivinski, Jordan Whitrock
Runtime
10 min
Languages
English

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