Movie

The Device

2014 · 90 min

A slow, uneasy lakeside reunion where grief and a strange object breed quiet dread and eerie nightmares.

Tagline: The invasion has begun
Overview: Abby and Rebecca reunite to spread their mother's ashes at the family lake house, and uncover the nefarious object that divided them years earlier.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, obsession, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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
obsession
isolation
family
survival
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none