
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Taste attributes: horrorrobots/ai/spacedetectivefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittyenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections
"Based on a true story..."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and serious: an unsavoury horror film, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 1,870 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
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- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











