# The Burrowers (2008)

> A frontier posse searching for vanished settlers discovers that the Dakota wilderness hides a far more terrifying enemy than the people they blame.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9518

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Horror, Western
- Director: J.T. Petty
- Cast: Doug Hutchison, Clancy Brown, William Mapother, Karl Geary, Jocelin Donahue, Laura Leighton, David Busse, Alexandra Edmo
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445939/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, eerie, foreboding, late night horror marathon, western horror double feature

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