Movie

Riddle

2013 · 100 min

A slow, uneasy small-town mystery that keeps you leaning in, chasing a secret through a place that feels quietly wrong.

Tagline: A mysterious town. A deadly secret.
Overview: Holly & Nathan Teller live in a small town in Pennsylvania. Holly is on the cheerleading team and has a close relationship with her younger brother Nathan, who is subjected to bullying at school. Nathan is taken for a car ride one day by the bullies, whose intent about what they are going to do with Nathan is not clear. He gives them the slip, but disappears and is still missing after three years.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, grief, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
grief
isolation
family
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild