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Let Me In

Movie · 2010 · 116 min

A haunting, tender coming-of-age story wrapped in cold, quiet horror, with moments of shocking violence and a deep sense of loneliness.

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2010 film directed by Matt Reeves
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Year
2010
Runtime
116 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • violence
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, horror, romance, mystery, vampire, LGBTQ-related, coming-of-age
Directed by
Matt Reeves
Written by
Matt Reeves
Starring
Chloë Grace Moretz, Dylan Minnette, Richard Jenkins, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas, Ritchie Coster, Sasha Barrese
Music
Michael Giacchino
Cinematography
Greig Fraser
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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