Trailer
Summary
In the middle of nowhere, with only a two-lane highway to connect to anywhere, recently divorced Stacia, a passenger on a broken-down bus, gets caught in a bizarre and violent turf war between serial killers.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.1/5
Running time
56 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −39 min on the typical 95
typical 9556Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
2006
January 20, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
HorrorTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 moreDirecting · 6
- Larry Cohen Director
- Jim Dunn Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Ian Samoil Second Assistant Director
- Paula Bonucchi Script Supervisor
- Mick MacKay Second Unit Director, First Assistant Director
- Karin Behrenz Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- David J. Schow Short Story, Teleplay
Production · 24
- Mick Garris Executive Producer, Creator
- Andrew Deane Executive Producer
- John W. Hyde Executive Producer
- Keith Addis Executive Producer
- Stephen R. Brown Executive Producer
- Morris Berger Executive Producer
Camera · 7
- Brian Pearson Director of Photography
- Richard Wilson "B" Camera Operator
- Tom Kaczmarski Key Grip
- Bradley S. Creasser "A" Camera Operator
- Dean Schwingboth Best Boy Grip
- Christina Kasperczyk First Assistant "A" Camera
Editing · 2
- Marshall Harvey Editor
- Marc Pollon Assistant Editor
Sound · 19
- Edward Shearmur Original Music Composer
- Jay Chattaway Original Music Composer
- Kris Fenske Sound Designer
- Happy Walters Music Supervisor
- Paul Sharpe Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mike Beckett Music Editor
Art · 8
- David Fischer Production Design
- Don MacAulay Art Direction
- Vicky Peters Assistant Art Director
- Jake Miller Assistant Property Master
- Leesa McNalley Assistant Set Decoration
- Ide Foyle Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Lyn Kelly Costume Design
- Greg Nicotero Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Howard Berger Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Cleo Gagner First Assistant Hairstylist
- Amanda McGowan First Assistant Makeup Artist
- Sarah Graham Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 5
- Lee Wilson Visual Effects Supervisor
- Darren MacKay Digital Compositor
- Lisa K. Sepp Visual Effects Producer, Visual Effects Coordinator
- Stephen Paschke Digital Compositor
- Paul Chapman Digital Compositor
Lighting · 2
- Michael Auger Gaffer
- Trevor Carabin Best Boy Lighting Technician
Other crew · 5
- Wayne Szybunka Special Effects Coordinator
- Nicholas Pike Additional Music
- Derek Heselston Special Effects Best Boy
- Sally Dixon Post Production Supervisor
- Sébastien Bergeron Digital Effects Supervisor
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