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Storm War

2011 · 82 min

A brisk, pulpy disaster thriller that trades plausibility for stormy set pieces and a family mystery, easy to watch but rarely surprising.

Directed by: Todor Chapkanov
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Stacy Keach, Wes Brown, Erin Cahill

Tagline: Earth Under Seige
Overview: A series of freak weather occurrences around Washington D.C. reunites two estranged brothers who are the sons of a once prestigious climate scientist. One of them suspects their father is behind it and upon further investigation, they discover that all of their father's enemies are dead - victims of freak weather accidents.

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Directed by: Todor Chapkanov
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Stacy Keach, Wes Brown, Erin Cahill

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
power
conspiracy
survival
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: science fiction, drama
Directed by: Todor Chapkanov
Written by: Paul A. Birkett
Starring: Stacy Keach, Wes Brown, Erin Cahill, Jason London, Lance E. Nichols, Indigo, Stanton Barrett, Anna Adair
Cinematography: Thomas L. Callaway
Runtime: 82 min
Country: United States of America, France
Languages: English

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