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Pitfall

2025 · 108 min

A tense, claustrophobic survival thriller that keeps you on edge as a wounded man fights to outwit a hidden predator.

Directed by: James Kondelik
Genres: Horror, Action, Thriller
Starring: Marshall Williams, Alex Essoe, Richard Harmon

Tagline: If the fall doesn't kill you... He will.
Overview: After a young man is separated from his friends in the woods, he falls into a ten-foot deep pit of spikes, impaling him through his leg and leaving him trapped. He quickly learns that his fall was not an accident.

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Directed by: James Kondelik
Genres: Horror, Action, Thriller
Starring: Marshall Williams, Alex Essoe, Richard Harmon

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
family
betrayal
trauma
Places: wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, action, thriller
Directed by: James Kondelik
Written by: Wai Sun Cheng
Starring: Marshall Williams, Alex Essoe, Richard Harmon, Jordan Claire Robbins, Matt Hamilton, Brenna Llewellyn, Shanelle Connell, Randy Couture
Music: Jordan Han Andrew
Cinematography: Robert Zawistowski
Runtime: 108 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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