Movie

Blackout

1985 · 100 min

A slow-burning TV thriller that keeps you uneasy with its amnesia mystery and creeping dread, building to a tense reveal.

Tagline: His obsession would become her nightmare.
Overview: A police officer suspects that a local husband and father, who has recently undergone facial surgery because of injuries received in a car accident, is in reality the same man who committed a quadruple murder several years before.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, obsession, deception, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
deception
family
memory
Places: suburbs
small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild