Film2006100 min

Stay Alive

Name: Stay Alive
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2006
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz, Sophia Bush, Jimmi Simpson

Taste attributes: horrorthrillerfantasyrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturalmysteryfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyemotionally undemandingfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"You die in the game - you die for real."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, morally murky horror film, surreal rather than linear. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

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

Quality rating

5.8 /10

TMDB · 541 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, 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
Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

After the mysterious, brutal death of an old friend, a group of teenagers find themselves in possession of "Stay Alive," an ultra-realistic 3-D videogame based on the spine-chilling true story of a 17th century noblewoman, known as "The Blood Countess." The gamers don't know anything about the game other than they're not supposed to have it... and they're dying to play it. Not able to resist temptation, the kids begin to play the grisly game but soon make a chilling connection -- they are each being murdered one-by-one in the same way as the characters they played in the game. As the line between the game world and the real world disappears, the teens must find a way to defeat the vicious and merciless Blood Countess, all the while trying to... stay alive.

Synopsis: TMDB