# X (2022)

> A 1970s adult-film shoot at a remote Texas farmhouse becomes a stylish, slow-burning descent into slasher terror and generational unease.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/538881

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Ti West
- Cast: Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Kid Cudi, Martin Henderson, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure, James Gaylyn
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13560574/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, queasy, provocative, late night horror marathon, halloween viewing

## Synopsis

A group of filmmakers discovers that their artistic ambitions come with deadly consequences.

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