A high school senior's premonition saves lives, but death itself hunts down the survivors with chilling grit.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Max.
For an R, this one goes further: extreme gore. Beyond that, real scares and several jump scares.
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High school senior Wendy's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself — which seeks out those who escaped their fate.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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