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They Look Like People

2016 · 80 min

A slow-burn plunge into paranoia that blurs the line between madness and monstrous reality, anchored by a tender friendship.

Directed by
Perry Blackshear
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Starring
MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake
Tagline
Love, loyalty, and living nightmares.
Overview
Suspecting that people are transforming into malevolent shape-shifters, Wyatt flees to New York City to seek out his estranged childhood friend Christian.

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Directed by
Perry Blackshear
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Starring
MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • fate
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, horror, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee, Laura Ambrose, Ben Blackshear, Perry Blackshear
Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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