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Lost River

2015 · 95 min

A dreamlike, decaying fable that drifts between dread and wonder, beautiful and unsettling even when it makes little sense.

Directed by
Ryan Gosling
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Tagline
Dive deep into the underwater town.
Overview
Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Both Billy and Bones must dive deep into the mystery if their family is to survive.

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Directed by
Ryan Gosling
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • corruption
  • politics
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour2
Realism4
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, fantasy, thriller
Directed by
Ryan Gosling
Written by
Ryan Gosling
Starring
Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Matt Smith, Ben Mendelsohn, Reda Kateb, Barbara Steele
Music
Johnny Jewel
Cinematography
Benoît Debie
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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