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Manhunter

1986 ·2h 0m · ★ 7.0 (1,499)

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecktor to capture a new killer.

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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Tone

Suspenseful

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentCannibalismEye TraumaDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

1980sbased on novel or bookbitingbriskbrutalitycovered investigationcrime scenedepravitydistressingdisturbedexcitedeyefbifrightenedfull moonhannibal lecterhomicide investigationhorrifiedinvestigationjournalistloss of loved onemacabremalevolenceneo-noirpsychological horrorpsychological profilingpsychological thrillerpsychopathsinistervideotape

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