# Dismissed (2017)

> A principled high-school teacher is pushed into a nightmare when an honors student turns academic ambition into blackmail, manipulation, and murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/265050

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Benjamin Arfmann
- Cast: Dylan Sprouse, Kent Osborne, Rae Gray, Randall Park, Brooke Dillman, Matthew J. Evans, Mark Kelly, Mitchell Edwards
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5039994/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, bitter, paranoid, late night horror viewing, teen thriller marathon

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