Film200896 min

The Burrowers

Name: The Burrowers
Genre: Horror, Western
Released: 2008
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Doug Hutchison, Clancy Brown, William Mapother, Karl Geary, Jocelin Donahue

Taste attributes: horrorwesternmonster/alien/supernaturalthrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittyemotionally undemandingfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Evil will surface."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: a heavy horror film, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

5.8 /10

TMDB · 147 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories, a band of men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, but they soon discover that the real enemy stalks them from below.

Synopsis: TMDB