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Wake in Fright

1971 ·1h 49m · ★ 7.2 (330)

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
57
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Content Warnings

Taboo ContentDehumanizationAnimal Harm
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TMDB Keywords

alcoholismaustraliaaustralian outbackbased on novel or bookbeerchristmascoin tossdrunkennessgamblinghuntindependent filmkangaroomining townoutbackteacher

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