Movie

Relative Fear

1994 · 90 min

A slow, uneasy watch that keeps you guessing about a silent child while dread builds around ordinary family life.

Tagline: Trusting your children can be deadly.
Overview: Linda and Peter Pratman's son Adam is autistic, but they still love him and hope that he'll at least start talking some day. However he's teased and abused by the kids of the neighborhood and his grandpa . When several people around Adam die an unexpected death, his parents start to suspect Adam - is he just simulating to be so ignorant about his environment?
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, isolation, deception, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
deception
guilt
death
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none