Film2006131 min

Desperation

Name: Desperation
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2006
Duration: 131 min
Cast: Steven Weber, Tom Skerritt, Charles Durning, Annabeth Gish, Matt Frewer

Taste attributes: dramafantasyhorrormysterythrillerdetectivevehiclesslowunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"In this town, there are no accidents."

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is smart, serious and morally murky. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

5.5 /10

TMDB · 134 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.

Synopsis: TMDB