Movie

Dream Lover

1986 · 104 min

A slow, unsettling slide into a woman's nightmares, blurring waking and sleeping until you're never sure what's real.

Tagline: Now I lay me down to sleep. If I should kill before I wake...
Overview: After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected results.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, identity, madness, memory
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
identity
madness
memory
isolation
Places: big city
hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong