Dead End (2003) (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 10bit AC3 5.1 Ghost) [QxR...
Dead End
ComedyHorrorMysteryThriller
Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
IMDb (6.4/10) | Rotten Tomatoes (80%)
Genres
Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Directors
Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Writers
Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Actors
Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Mick Cain, Alexandra Holden
Plot Summary
Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years.
It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
Note from Encoder
Happy Halloween 2026 from QxR!
I was unable to find the DVD for the extras because it has no seeds on PTP, so just the movie I'm afraid.
The video track contains a couple of dropped frames which occur roughly 2-3 times throughout the movie.
The AMZN WEB-DL from PTerWEB is by far the best available source though, so I still used it for this encode.
Thankfully it doesn't impact the viewing experience in any meaningful way and most viewers probably won't even notice.
Thanks to 1337x commenter LyleGorch for suggesting this movie.
While I don't agree that it's "infinitely better" than It Ends (2025), it's still a fun watch.
Media Information
Code:
Format: Matroska
Format version: Version 4
File size: 4.44 GiB
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Overall bit rate: 7 639 kb/s
Frame rate: 24.000 FPS
Encoded date: 2026-10-21 18:46:18 UTC
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Writing library: libebml v1.4.7 + libmatroska v1.7.2
Video
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Duration: 1 h 23 min
Bit rate: 7 000 kb/s
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Height: 1 040 pixels
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Default: No
Forced: No
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Matrix coefficients: BT.709
Audio: English (US) / AC-3 / 6 channels / 640 kb/s / Surround 5.1
Subtitle #1: English (US) / UTF-8 / 53 b/s
Subtitle #2: English (US) / UTF-8 / 58 b/s / SDH
Chapters
00:00:00.000: en-US:Chapter 01
00:06:35.661: en-US:Chapter 02
00:14:01.284: en-US:Chapter 03
00:22:08.037: en-US:Chapter 04
00:32:32.160: en-US:Chapter 05
00:43:23.077: en-US:Chapter 06
00:54:31.700: en-US:Chapter 07
01:00:04.659: en-US:Chapter 08
01:08:33.576: en-US:Chapter 09
01:19:24.542: en-US:End Credits
Source Information
Code:
Dead.End.2003.720p.WEBRip.x264.DD5.1-FGT (for the 5.1) (2.2 GB)
Note From QxR: