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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974USA★ 7.34.5 pt match
Both films sit with feeling powerless, loss of innocence, and paranoia. Both move the same way too, brutal, haunting, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
[REC]
2007SpainLanguage: esDirected by Jaume Balagueró★ 7.2
Available in English: subtitled
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebrutalchaotichaunting
Pacing
relentlessescalatingslow build to explosion
Story
survivalescapesiege
Emotion
paranoiafeeling powerlessloss of innocence
Themes
corrupt institutions
Feel
exhaustinggut punchfun scarydiscussion starter
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Hollywood films like [REC]
If [REC] hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Alien
1979USA★ 8.23.5 pt match
Like [REC], this one is rooted in paranoia, feeling powerless, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: tense, haunting, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
The Exorcist
1973USA★ 7.73 pt match
Both films sit with feeling powerless and loss of innocence. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, haunting, tense, and escalating.