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High Tension

Haute tension

2003 ·1h 31m · ★ 6.8 (1,442)

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

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Director

Alexandre Aja Alexandre Aja
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
83
Discover with this DNA
ExtremeHome InvasionSurvival

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

bad guybludgeoningbound and gaggedbutcherychainsawcircular sawcorpsecountrysidedecapitationgoreimpalementinsanityisolated farmhouselesbianmaniacmassacremass murdermutilationnew french extremism

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