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Dorian Gray

Movie · 2009 · 112 min

A lush, brooding Victorian fable of vanity and sin, watching beauty curdle into horror with a slow, seductive dread.

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2009 British film by Oliver Parker
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Year
2009
Runtime
112 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • morality
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism4
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, horror, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Oliver Parker
Starring
Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Barnes, Fiona Shaw, Emilia Fox, Ben Chaplin, Caroline Goodall, Maryam d'Abo
Music
Charlie Mole
Cinematography
Roger Pratt
Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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