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Doorman

2026 · 11 min

A short, uneasy first date that curdles into something clingy and strange, keeping you tense and slightly amused.

Directed by
Ed Oxenbould
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Tagline
I want to be in your life.
Overview
On a first date, a young woman gets herself entangled with a man who is desperate to stay in her life no matter how far he has to go.
How it feels
Tense, eerie, dark and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, identity, isolation, deception
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Ed Oxenbould
Genres
Horror, Comedy
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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 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
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
Horror6
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
Ed Oxenbould
Written by
Ed Oxenbould, Will Gibb
Starring
Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, Claude Jabbour
Runtime
11 min
Country
Australia

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