Movie

Embryo

1976 · 104 min

A chilly, slow-creeping seventies sci-fi chiller that unsettles more through quiet wrongness than shocks.

Tagline: From Embryo to woman in 4 and a half weeks.
Overview: A scientist doing experiments on a human fetus discovers a method to accelerate the fetus into a mature adult in just a few days.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Science, obsession, identity, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: science
obsession
identity
betrayal
death
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild