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Dead Heat

1988 ·1h 24m · ★ 6.2 (230)

Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical company's secret re-animation technology. Now he has twelve hours to solve the case of his own death before he dies: And stays dead.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
85
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
100
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

buddy coppoliceresurrectionzombification

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