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Dark

2026 · 110 min

A slow-burning descent into paranoia and supernatural dread, anchored by a police procedural frame that keeps you questioning what is real.

Overview: A police investigation frames the story of an atheist office worker whose life descends into terror, frustration and paranoia after relocating to a home with a troubled past. He is forced to question his distorted sense of reality and his views on the paranormal as hidden truths resurface.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, isolation, identity, fate
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
isolation
identity
fate
freedom
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none