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Horns (2013) poster

2013 · drama · fantasy · thriller

Horns

Directed by Alexandre Aja2h 0m2013

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

Our read: Horns (2013) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive drama · fantasy · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

Movie DNA

Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / fantasy, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb6.491kRT41%Metacritic46
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • intense
  • inventive
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DNA · twelve axes

How Horns 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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What watching it is actually like.

“You want dark Joe Hill fantasy where grief turns grotesque and confessions spill out.”

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