High Tension
2003 · 91 min · Director: Alexandre Aja
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Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late that night, a sick, sadistic killer breaks into the farmhouse, slaughters Alexia's family--including their dog--and kidnaps Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help terrified, hysterical Alexia, chase the maniac, and disclose his identity in the end.
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High Tension (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Tension 30%, Disturbing 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear40%
- Tension30%
- Disturbing15%
- Anxiety10%
- Surprise5%
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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.
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Cast
Alex' Father
Alex' Mother
Tom
Gendarme
Details
- Directed by
- Alexandre Aja
- Written by
- Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Country
- France, Romania
- Genres
- Horror
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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