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The Power of the Dog

Movie · 2021 · 126 min

A slow, sun-scorched study in quiet menace and unspoken desire, where politeness hides cruelty and every glance feels loaded.

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2021 film directed by Jane Campion
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Year
2021
Runtime
126 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, Western, psychological drama
Directed by
Jane Campion
Written by
Jane Campion
Starring
Kirsten Dunst, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Frances Conroy, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Keith Carradine, Thomasin McKenzie, Adam Beach
Music
Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography
Ari Wegner
Runtime
126 min
Country
Canada, United States, Greece, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand
Languages
English, Modern Greek

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