The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Film200398 min

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Taste attributes: horrorrobots/ai/spacedetectivefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittyenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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"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

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

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

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Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2003
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Studio
Focus Features
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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