Movie

The Canal

2014 · 93 min

A slow, oppressive descent into grief and madness, where ghostly dread and domestic unease blur into one.

Tagline: Evil Lies Within
Overview: A man who suspects his wife is cheating on him begins having nightmarish visions of an evil presence that he believes inhabits his house.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, madness, obsession, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
madness
obsession
betrayal
guilt
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild