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Survival of the Fittest: Eileen's Fight Against a Mad Coach

2/9/2026

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Story summary

Shredded is a horror film produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes in collaboration with Protagonist Pictures and Logical Pictures, directed by Josh Lawson, and it aims to tap into contemporary anxieties about control and self-improvement.
The story follows the character Eileen after a breakup.
Eileen joins a brutal gym class led by a deranged coach who abducts her and others for lethal workouts.
Eileen must outsmart him to survive.

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Story summary

Shredded is a horror film produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes in collaboration with Protagonist Pictures and Logical Pictures, directed by Josh Lawson, and it aims to tap into contemporary anxieties about control and self-improvement.
The story follows the character Eileen after a breakup.
Eileen joins a brutal gym class led by a deranged coach who abducts her and others for lethal workouts.
Eileen must outsmart him to survive.