Movie

Summer of Fear

1996 · 91 min

A slow-building unease settles in as a too-helpful stranger quietly turns a family holiday into a psychological pressure cooker.

Tagline: He's watching you, your family...your every move.
Overview: The presence of a malicious stranger threatens to destroy the peace and harmony of a vacationing executive's family life.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, family, obsession, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 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: deception
family
obsession
isolation
betrayal
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild