Movie

Buddy Boy

2000 · 105 min

A grimy, unsettling descent into obsession and faith, slow and claustrophobic, leaving you uneasy long after.

Overview: An introvert relieves the tedium of caring for his invalid mother by spying on his neighbor.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, obsession, faith, trauma
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
faith
trauma
loneliness
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong