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The ABCs of Death

2013 · 129 min

A wild, uneven rollercoaster of shocks and sick jokes, where each short brings a new jolt of absurdity or dread.

Tagline
26 directors, 26 ways to die.
Overview
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • violence
  • madness
  • obsession
  • survival
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour7
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Yoshihiro Nishimura, Adam Wingard, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Andrew Traucki, Timo Tjahjanto, Adrián García Bogliano
Written by
Noboru Iguchi, Jon Schnepp, Bruno Forzani, Timo Tjahjanto
Starring
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Erik Audé, Iván González, Kyra Zagorsky, Peter Pedrero, Dallas Malloy, Lee Hardcastle, Lucy Clements
Music
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Cinematography
Ernesto Herrera, Chayse Irvin
Runtime
129 min
Country
New Zealand, United States of America
Languages
Korean, English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French

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