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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992 ·1h 26m · ★ 5.6 (899)

Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires.

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Director

Fran Rubel Kuzui

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
83
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
Discover with this DNA
Vampire
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

cheerleaderdatingduringcreditsstingerfashionhigh schoolteenage mortalityunlikely friendshipvalley girlwoman director

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