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2001 ·1h 51m · ★ 5.0 (192)

After the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its passengers at risk, mechanic Mark Newman and reporter Jennifer Evans begin separate investigations. Newman gets resistance from superiors at his company, which manufactured the elevator, while additional elevator incidents cause several gruesome deaths. The police get involved and suspect that terrorists are responsible, but a far stranger explanation looms.

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6 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
43
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
100
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Body Horror
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TMDB Keywords

alternate timelinebio terrorismdeadlydeathdecapitatedelevatorgovernmentgovernment cover-upheroineincidentinvestigationmalfunctionmarine corpsmechanicnew york citynightmarepoliceremakereportersupernatural horrortabloid reporterterrorism

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