2016 · thriller · drama · horror
The Thinning
Directed by Michael J. Gallagher1h 24m2016
In a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test, two students discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy.
Our read: The Thinning (2016) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded thriller · drama · horror entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, measured thriller / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- cold
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