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Excision

2012 · 81 min

A queasy, darkly funny descent into a disturbed mind, blending body horror with suburban satire and building to a shocking, tragic climax.

Directed by
Richard Bates Jr.
Genres
Drama, Horror, Comedy
Starring
AnnaLynne McCord, Traci Lords, Ariel Winter
Tagline
Heal The Sickness
Overview
Pauline, a disturbed, outcast teenager, has a fascination with surgery and experiences violent, psychosexual fantasies, all while aspiring to a career in medicine.

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Directed by
Richard Bates Jr.
Genres
Drama, Horror, Comedy
Starring
AnnaLynne McCord, Traci Lords, Ariel Winter
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, horror, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
Itay Gross
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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