The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning poster

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006 ·1h 31m · ★ 6.2 (1,922)

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.

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3 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
100
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Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorCannibalismDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

1960sbikercannibalchainsawcrueltygoreknifeleatherfacemass murdermeat hookmurderprequelpsychopathsadismseries of murderssevered footsevered handslaughterhousetorturewar veteran

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