# The Car (1977)

> A desert sheriff faces an apparently possessed automobile that turns a quiet small town into a supernatural killing ground.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14580

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Horror, Action, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy
- Director: Elliot Silverstein
- Cast: James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, R.G. Armstrong, John Rubinstein, Elizabeth Thompson, Roy Jenson, Kim Richards
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075809/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, tense, late night horror viewing, 1970s genre movie marathon

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