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Heavenly Creatures

Movie · 1994 · 108 min

A haunting, immersive plunge into obsessive friendship and fantasy that grows unsettling as reality and imagination blur toward tragedy.

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1994 film directed by Peter Jackson
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Year
1994
Runtime
108 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, crime, thriller, LGBTQ-related, coming-of-age, psychological drama
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Written by
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh
Starring
Kate Winslet, Peter Jackson, Melanie Lynskey, Jed Brophy, Clive Merrison, Sarah Peirse, Elizabeth Moody, Peter Elliott
Music
Peter Dasent
Cinematography
Alun Bollinger
Runtime
108 min
Country
Germany, New Zealand
Languages
English

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