A woman wakes in a bunker, trapped by a survivalist who claims the apocalypse rages outside.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Peacock, Paramount+, Kanopy (free) and Pluto TV (free).
What we could confirm fits a PG-13: real scares and several jump scares.
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After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA brilliant, imprisoned psychopath offers chilling insights into a serial killer's mind, if a young agent dares to listen.
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