Movie

In Their Skin

2012 · 96 min

A slow, suffocating home-invasion dread that turns a grieving family's quiet retreat into a nerve-shredding siege of politeness and menace.

Tagline: Yours is the life they've chosen.
Overview: A couple and their young son retreat to their woodland vacation home, only to face sinister neighbors who intend to kill them and steal their identities.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, identity, class
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
identity
class
survival
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild