The Dead Thing
Film202594 min

The Dead Thing

Taste attributes: thrillerhorrorfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeFantastical and unsavoury: a horror film that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

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

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Synopsis

A young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Blu HuntBen Smith-PetersenJohn KarnaKatherine HughesJoey Millin

Details

Genre
Thriller
Year
2025
Runtime
94 min
Status
Released
Studio
Rubric Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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