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Charlie

1968 · 75 min

A quiet, talky British drama that unfolds like a stage play, drawing you into a tense family reckoning between two mismatched brothers.

Directed by
Michael Hayes
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
James has come in search of his feckless older brother, Charlie, to ask him to come home and settle down.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, betrayal, identity, redemption
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Michael Hayes
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Michael Hayes
Written by
Alun Owen
Starring
Barrie Ingham, Julian Glover, Mary Chester
Music
Tubby Hayes
Runtime
75 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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