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The Driller Killer

1979 ·1h 41m · ★ 5.2 (195)

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

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4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
71
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Setting

Church

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

artistconcertdark comedydrillhallucinationhomelessinsomniamaniacmurdernew york citypaintingpunk bandpunk rockvideo nasty

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