13: Game of Death(2006)
2006 · Chookiat Sakveerakul · 114 min
After losing his job, his car and his money, Phuchit, races against time to complete 13 tasks ordered by an anonymous caller who promised 100 million Baht upon completion.
Horror · Thriller · Crime · Drama
6.4168 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How 13: Game of Death scares
Watching it feels like being trapped in a slowly tightening trap, where each new task makes your stomach turn a little more even as you can't look away. The scares aren't jolts or monsters — they come from watching an ordinary, desperate man get pushed to do things that feel more and more wrong, with a nervous, darkly funny edge running underneath. It builds steadily rather than exploding, piling on dread and discomfort task by task rather than relying on shocks. It's more for people who like squirmy, uncomfortable tension and moral unease than anyone looking for classic scares or gore.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, 13: Game of Death rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A slow-burn setup gives way to escalating, increasingly frantic challenges that build almost nonstop toward a punishing, breathless finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is 13: Game of Death?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, 13: Game of Death rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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