Movie

The Sheriff's Strange Son

1986 · 83 min

A slow, uneasy western that drifts into uncanny psychological dread, leaving a lingering sense of wrongness.

Overview: In a small western town, a father obliges a doctor to separate two conjoined twins in a very hazardous operation. One of the children dies but years after seems to have survived as his brother's second personality.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, family, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
isolation
family
guilt
madness
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild