American Gothic
When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encounter Ma and Pa and their children - an eccentric family living in the island's backwoods. But what begins as simple hospitality turns into a terrifying race for survival as the friends start disappearing one by one ... and turning up dead.
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2018★ 5.9
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1974★ 7.3
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2010★ 6.5
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2003★ 6.3
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2025★ 5.9
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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964★ 7.3
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2018★ 6.1
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1973★ 5.9
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2024★ 6.0
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1973★ 7.3
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2008★ 6.6
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