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Route 666

2001 ·1h 26m · ★ 5.0 (80)

Smith, a mob informer hiding out with the Witness Protection Program, decides to make a break for it and hide out in the Arizona desert. The Feds catch up with him and rescue him just before a group of hitmen can manage to silence him for good. In the course of getting Smith away from the mafia thugs, the pair of agents assigned to protect him turn onto an abandoned stretch of highway nicknamed 'Route 666' after the mysterious death of a prison chain gang. As the three continue on their way, they soon discover just what happened to the chain gang, and how the highway earned its name.

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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
40
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
67
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Ghost

Setting

Desert
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TMDB Keywords

chain gangwitness protection

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