The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Film201485 min

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Taste attributes: horrorthrillermysteryfastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and intricate: a morally murky horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.8 /10

TMDB · 326 votes

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, 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 masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.

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
2014
Runtime
85 min
Status
Released
Studio
Blumhouse Productions
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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