TV series

Common Monsters

2020 · 1 season

A disorienting, unsettling puzzle that blurs abuse and the supernatural, demanding close attention and leaving a lingering unease.

Overview: Elle and her son Rowan are on the run. Is this twisted mother and son relationship a bizarre case of extreme Munchausen syndrome by proxy? Or is Rowan a dangerous supernatural creature?
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, madness, family
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Common Monsters

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like Common Monsters, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
madness
family
deception
Places: road trip
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none