Movie

Decay

2015 · 98 min

A slow, unsettling descent into loneliness and obsession, blending quiet dread with dark psychological unease.

Tagline: This basement holds a secret.
Overview: Jonathan is a very lonely man. One day, he gets a visitor in his house: a young woman who, through a jarring turn of events, ends up dead. He does not report it because he is happy to have a friend, but now the body begins to decay.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Loneliness, isolation, obsession, madness
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loneliness
isolation
obsession
madness
death
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild