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The Peril at Pincer Point

2026 · 83 min

A scrappy, self-aware comedy that keeps you off-balance with eerie island strangeness and deadpan slapstick.

Tagline: Jim Baitte is here to finish a movie. The island of Pincer Point is here to finish him!
Overview: On a quest to prove his competency, an inept sound recordist finds himself entangled in a nautical prophecy on the spectral island of Pincer Point.
How it feels: Absurd, eerie, whimsical and dark. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, fate, obsession
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
fate
obsession
mystery
Places: sea
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild