Movie

The Canyons

2013 · 99 min

A cold, hollow plunge into toxic relationships and Hollywood emptiness, unfolding with slow dread and a pervasive sense of moral decay.

Tagline: It's not the hills.
Overview: The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, power, betrayal, corruption
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: obsession
power
betrayal
corruption
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong