# Population 436 (2006)

> A census surveyor stranded in an impossibly stable town uncovers a communal secret that turns rural hospitality into existential terror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1051

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Michelle MacLaren
- Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Charlotte Sullivan, Fred Durst, Peter Outerbridge, R.H. Thomson, David Fox, Monica Parker, Frank Adamson
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462482/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: eerie, oppressive, paranoid, late night horror, rainy day

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