Movie

Banter

1986 · 105 min

A slow-burning psychological thriller that keeps you uneasy as reality blurs, with a tense, paranoid atmosphere and a dark payoff.

Overview: An alcoholic partier becomes a paranoid maniac when a manuscript that predicts real-life horrors takes possession of his mind.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, obsession, betrayal, deception
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 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
obsession
betrayal
deception
addiction
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild