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Zyzzyx Road (2006)

Zyzzyx Road poster
Directed by
John Penney
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
R
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets involved with a woman and a dangerous situation on a remote desert highway. He must deal with a threatening figure from her past.

tensesuspensefulisolatedgrittydarkdrivingominous

What happens

Zyzzyx Road ( ZIZ-iks), also called Zyzzyx Rd., is a 2006 American thriller film written, produced and directed by John Penney and starring Katherine Heigl, Leo Grillo, and Tom Sizemore. The film gained notoriety from its gross ticket sales of only $30 on its opening run during its intentionally limited release at a single cinema; it is the lowest-grossing film in U.S. history in terms of box office sales. It also was the film that grossed the lowest opening box office sales, until The Worst Movie Ever! (2011), which ended up with just $11 during its premiere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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