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V/H/S

2012 · 116 min

A grimy, chaotic plunge into voyeuristic horror, with each tape delivering a nasty, unpredictable jolt.

Tagline
This collection is killer.
Overview
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • survival
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • road trip
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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thriller, horror
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David Bruckner, Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Glenn McQuaid, Adam Wingard, Tyler Gillett
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Cinematography
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Runtime
116 min
Country
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Languages
English

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