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Dark Shadows

Movie · 2012 · 113 min

A visually lush, campy gothic romp that mixes fish-out-of-water comedy with supernatural melodrama, feeling stylish but emotionally distant.

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2012 film by Tim Burton
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Year
2012
Runtime
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour7
Realism3
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, comedy horror, dark fantasy, vampire, ghost
Directed by
Tim Burton
Written by
John August, Seth Grahame-Smith
Starring
Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter, Alice Cooper, Chloë Grace Moretz, Hannah Murray
Music
Danny Elfman
Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States, Australia
Languages
English

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