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The Sleight

2022 · 22 min

A tense, claustrophobic chamber piece that keeps you uneasy as motives slowly surface.

Directed by
Ben Kurstin
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
Illusion or Delusion?
Overview
A small time magician joins one of his audience members in her hotel room after his last show at the Airport Sleepy Inn Bar. After she drugs him, and he awakens, she and two other women explain how they came to find him, and why.
How it feels
Tense, eerie, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Deception, revenge, betrayal, power
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Ben Kurstin
Genres
Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Ben Kurstin
Written by
Ben Kurstin
Starring
Rikki Lee Travolta, Amy Stricker, Isabel Fugatt, Freda Hu
Runtime
22 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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