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Elephant

Movie · 2003 · 81 min

A cold, detached drift through ordinary school corridors that slowly tightens into dread, leaving you unsettled long after.

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2003 film directed by Gus Van Sant
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Year
2003
Runtime
81 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • isolation
  • death
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, independent, teen, thriller, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Written by
Gus Van Sant
Starring
Timothy Bottoms, Alex Frost, John Robinson, Matt Malloy, Elias McConnell
Music
Ludwig van Beethoven, Leslie Shatz
Cinematography
Haris Savides
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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