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Deadline

1980 ·1h 30m · ★ 5.2 (27)

A horror film about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between his fantasy world and the real world, with disastrous consequences. As he ruminates on his place in any world and loses his grip, he also loses his wife and his children's respect, and critics tear him apart. The final undoing of this screenwriter is a deadline that must be met at all costs, costs that perhaps are too great.

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4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
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
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Child in DangerPregnancy Horror
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TMDB Keywords

bathtubburned alivecanuxploitationdeath by hangingdeath of a childdecapitationdrug addictionfilmmakingfilm within a filmgiving birthhorror filmmakingmarital discordnovelistpregnancyscreenwritertoronto, canadawriter

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