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2007 · horror · thriller

Simon Says

Directed by William Dear1h 27m2007

Five college friends choose to spend their vacation debauching at the riverside. They find the perfect place to camp out, but end up crossing paths with twin brothers, Simon and Stanley. The twins then begins to knock off the campers in some extremely creative (and extremely gruesome) ways.

Our read: Simon Says (2007) reads as a heavy, breathless, inventive horror · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

Movie DNA

Heavy, breathless, extreme horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb4.24k
  • heavy
  • kinetic
  • extreme
  • bleak
  • cold
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DNA · twelve axes

How Simon Says 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 a low-budget slasher with Crispin Glover as creepy twin killers and booby traps.”

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Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violencegoreanimal harmjump scares

Skip it tonight — Skip if gore, animal cruelty or mean-spirited twists will ruin your evening.

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