Thinner

Thinner

Let the curse fit the crime.

Rating

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Release Date

10/25/1996

Runtime

92 mins

Overview

An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$15,315,484

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A darkly visceral descent into bodily horror as a man watches his body betray him in real time. The film is grotesque and punishing, a cautionary nightmare about karmic reckoning.

Mood

Dread-soakedClaustrophobicUnsettling

Themes

MortalityRevengeObsession

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

High-contrastPractical effects

Structure

Linear

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Body horrorGraphic violence

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