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Spell

Movie2020·91 min

Spell

Directed by Mark Tonderai

Thriller Horror Fantasy

A thriller horror film directed by Mark Tonderai.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 41%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.4/10

465 ratings

About Spell

A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: survival of spirit, isolation loneliness, trauma recovery, religion, supernatural, small town, wilderness, american regional, strangers forced together, everyman, reluctant hero, escape chase, survival, siege bottle, body horror, folk horror

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Details

Director: Mark Tonderai
Language: English

Cast

Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, John Beasley

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How Spell Ranks

All movies

Top 41%

2020s movies

Top 43%

Thriller movies

Top 41%

2020s Thriller movies

Top 40%

★Mark Tonderai films#1 of 3

Mark Tonderai's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Spell Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalhaunting

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

escape chasesurvivalsiege bottlesurvival of spiritisolation lonelinesstrauma recoveryeverymanreluctant herostrangers forced togetherreligionsupernaturalbody horrorfolk horrorsmall townwildernessamerican regional

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty