Movie

Crawlspace

1972 · 74 min

A quiet, uneasy slow burn that settles into dread as a fragile hope curdles into something unsettling and sad.

Tagline: They Wanted A Son ... He Gave Them A Nightmare!
Overview: A childless middle-age couple adopt a troubled youth they find living in their crawlspace and attempt to get him to rejoin society with tragic results.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, isolation, madness, family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
isolation
madness
family
trauma
Places: small town
single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none