Movie

The Man Who Was Thursday

2016 · 95 min

A slow-burning psychological puzzle that keeps you off-balance with eerie atmosphere and shifting identities.

Overview: THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY is inspired by the existentialist novel of the same name by G.K. Chesterton (1908). The novel is considered a metaphysical thriller, and our film could be considered the same, though it also can be thought of in more classical cinematic terms a psychological and supernatural thriller.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, conspiracy, deception, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
conspiracy
deception
obsession
fate
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild