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An Inspector Calls

2015 · 88 min

A tense, talky chamber piece that slowly tightens the screws, leaving a lingering sense of unease and moral reckoning.

Directed by: Aisling Walsh
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: David Thewlis, Ken Stott, Finn Cole

Overview: Northern England, 1912. The dinner of a wealthy family is interrupted by Inspector Goole, who only announces that a young woman has committed suicide. Then, he simply asks everyone present, one by one, if they knew her.

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Directed by: Aisling Walsh
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: David Thewlis, Ken Stott, Finn Cole

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
class
morality
family
justice
Places: single country house
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, crime, thriller, mystery, tv movie
Directed by: Aisling Walsh
Written by: Helen Edmundson
Starring: David Thewlis, Ken Stott, Finn Cole, Chloe Pirrie, Miranda Richardson, Sophie Rundle, Kyle Soller, Lucy Chappell
Music: Dominik Scherrer
Cinematography: Martin Fuhrer
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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