snuff movie

Related to snuff movie: snuff film

snuff movie

A film that shows the actual murder or death of a person. Although snuff movies are illegal, they are still widely circulated on the black market.
See also: movie, snuff
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  • up to snuff
  • pinch
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  • be a/the poor man's sb/sth
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Think of the worst case scenario, she'd told herself, and a snuff movie she'd seen at college came into her head.
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'Police could have halted snuff killing'
Whether famous or not, it smacks of titillation that is no better than a snuff movie.
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But for people to treat her dying moments like some sort of snuff movie to pass round their mates at the pub is vile.
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Snuff movie clips of men having their heads chopped off were found on the mobile phone of 22-year-old Bryan Christie.
AXE KILLERS' SNUFF FILMS; BLOOD BROTHERS HAD CHILLING INSPIRATION Cops found beheading videos on thug's mobile phone
The snuff movie footage on the tapes found in David and Amy's room is far more disturbing than anything director Antal conjures here, with an over-the-top finale that confirms the last vestiges of believability checked out a long time ago.
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That was coupled by the announcement that the firm had issued loan notes of pounds 3.79 million to a third party funder, secured against the revenues of four new films - Incubus, True True Lie, Snuff Movie and Supergator - the distribution rights to which have been acquired by Intandem.
Lights, camera, action as Intandem spreads its wings