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Deathwatch

2002 ·1h 34m · ★ 5.7 (221)

In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon, however, strange things being to happen as a sense of evil descends on the trench and the British begin turn on each other.

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3 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
40
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
57
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Supernatural

Tone

Suspenseful

Content Warnings

Dehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

1910sassaulthorrors of warsoldiertensetrenches

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