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Deadline

  • 2009
  • 16
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
5.7K
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Brittany Murphy in Deadline (2009)
Alice, 32, a writer recovering from a psychological breakdown retreats to a remote Victorian house to convalesce and focus on finishing her screenplay in time for a fast approaching deadline. Shortly after her arrival, mysterious noises and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a twisting and terrifying pursuit to find out what is behind the endless mind games. Frightened but intrigued, Alice gathers the courage to go down into the cold, dingy attic where she finds a shoe box filled with mini-dv tapes. The terrifying secret that lies within the tapes will unravel Alice's dark past.
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A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.

  • Director
    • Sean McConville
  • Writer
    • Sean McConville
  • Stars
    • Brittany Murphy
    • Thora Birch
    • Tammy Blanchard
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    4.6/10
    5.7K
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    • Director
      • Sean McConville
    • Writer
      • Sean McConville
    • Stars
      • Brittany Murphy
      • Thora Birch
      • Tammy Blanchard
    • 67User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Alice
    Thora Birch
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    • Lucy
    Tammy Blanchard
    Tammy Blanchard
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    Marc Blucas
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    • David
    Claudia Troll
    • David's Mother
    Michael Piscitelli
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      • Sean McConville
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      • Sean McConville
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    • Trivia
      Was generally released direct to DVD in most countries but did receive some festival screenings throughout the films first few years of release.
    • Goofs
      (at around 56 mins and 1h 7 mins) When the character watches what was the last recording of the tape, they never rewind it but instead just play from the current position, which should be blank.
    • Quotes

      David: Our son is going to be so proud of his beautiful and talented mother.

      Lucy: Or maybe our daughter.

      David: Then I'll have two amazing women in my life.

    • Soundtracks
      Moonlight Sonata
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

    User reviews67

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    8/10
    A very, very unfair and unjust low score for this film...
    First off, if really slow, atmospheric films that don't have a lot of action bore you, then this movie is NOT for you! Period. All you have to do is see the review here titled 'Snoozer, with a Stupid Ending' Point proved (well, at least if not actually 'proven', strongly suggested : ) Here is the deal; IF you are indeed going to make one of these really slow, moody films that on the surface come across as super simple, then you HAVE to do them well or forget it. The movie was beautifully photographed, VERY well paced for the material, and the acting was excellent. Do you realize how MANY frigg'n ways there are to screw something like this up? A lot! So, I honestly felt that it was put together quite nicely.

    Now, without spoiling anything, I just wanna say that something that I really appreciated about this film is that this 'kind' of movie (which you will understand, sort of, at the end) USUALLY is very heavy handed with the 'reveal' in the sense that they usually make it blindingly obvious. However, what I like about this one is that at the end, yes, something is strongly suggested, BUT still, things are left to be interpreted in a number of different ways (as clearly seen in some of the discussion comments below which you should absolutely NOT read before seeing the movie!)

    So, basically like I said, IF you like this kind of very slow, moody film where there is a very good atmosphere that builds gradually and creates a good mystery, and you don't necessarily NEED a lot of action or explanation, THEN yes, you should enjoy this movie...

    This film simply isn't for everyone. For example, I'm quite sure that there are MANY people who absolutely LOVE the 'SAW' or 'HOSTEL' films; quite the polar opposite of this film to be sure. So, in that case I wouldn't feel right reviewing those films because that is just NOT my type of film at all. (However, the makers of 'SAW' went on to make a couple of excellent Horror films, where people are NOT tortured or forced to do awful things, that I totally loved! ['DEAD SILENCE' & 'INSIDIOUS']) I think it is the same with this one... Likely, MOST of the people who have seen this movie and then come here and say 'Gee, that was REALLY stupid and boring' would fall into the same category: that it just isn't THEIR type of film, that's all.

    The movie isn't WILDLY fantastic or anything, just solidly well made; as a matter of fact, it really reminds me of another VERY similar film that I saw not long ago (I can't remember the title right off) But it was WAAAAAAAY more subtle than this one! It was similar where a woman (seemed like it was a REALLY well known actress too, perhaps Marisa Tomei, someone like that...) was staying in a remote house. And you just keep seeing this guy standing there in the room with her but she doesn't see him; there are LONG periods without ANY dialog at all. It just about ALL is based on mood and atmosphere. It was great too, but perhaps much more 'artistic' in it's approach and a bit more complex and layered in it's story than this one. This one here I would say was more directly psychological...

    But, there is one thing I can promise you...

    This movie is indeed much, MUCH better than it's current 4.x rating...
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    • Release date
      • January 29, 2010 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hạn Chót
    • Filming locations
      • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • KRU Studios
      • Enso Entertainment
      • Films In Motion
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      • $1,800,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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