Movie

Chronicle

2012 · 84 min

A raw, handheld plunge into teenage power and pain, building from playful thrills to a tragic, destructive meltdown.

Tagline: What are you capable of?
Overview: Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Power, trauma, isolation, grief
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
trauma
isolation
grief
coming-of-age
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: found footage
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild