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Open Season

1974 · 105 min

A grim, sadistic hunt that keeps you tense and unsettled, with little relief.

Directed by
Peter Collinson
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Meet Ken, Gregg and Art. Two weeks each year they get away... with Everything!
Overview
Three Vietnam vets have become so conditioned to violence that they have developed psychotic tendencies. They kidnap people, brutalize them, then turn them loose and hunt them like animals. However the father of one of their earlier victims is plotting a vicious revenge against them.

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Directed by
Peter Collinson
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • survival
  • madness
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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