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Bluebeard

2017 · 117 min

A slow, unsettling descent into suspicion and dread, where quiet moments carry as much menace as the violence.

Directed by
Lee Soo-youn
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Cho Jin-woong, Shin Gu, Kim Dae-myung
Tagline
A beast exists within us all.
Overview
A doctor finds himself in the middle of an unsolved serial murder case after discovering a secret from a sedated patient. When dismembered bodies show up close to home, he must solve the riddle before the killer realizes what he knows.

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Directed by
Lee Soo-youn
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Cho Jin-woong, Shin Gu, Kim Dae-myung
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • identity
  • violence
  • mystery
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
117 min
Country
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