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Tickled

2016 · 92 min

A curious journalist's deep dive that starts absurd and turns unsettling, pulling you into a strange, tense investigation.

Directed by
David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr
Tagline
It's not what you think.
Overview
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.

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Directed by
David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • power
  • deception
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror3
Humour4
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Directed by
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