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2024 · horror · thriller · vampire

Abigail

Directed by Tyler Gillett1h 49m2024

A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.

Our read: Abigail (2024) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · thriller · vampire entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

Movie DNA

Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb6.5106kRT83%Metacritic62
  • heavy
  • brisk
  • extreme
  • inventive
  • bleak
  • cold
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DNA · twelve axes

How Abigail feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want gory, funny vampire chaos trapped in one manor with a wicked twist.”

ends triumphantyou’ll be fine aftera rollercoastergrips by minute 28attention 4/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violencegorechild peril

Skip it tonight — Skip if splattery horror or a dangerous child lead will kill the mood.

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