Movie

Greed

1924 · 140 min

Slow, oppressive and unrelenting, this silent tragedy drags you through greed's corrosive grip toward a harrowing, sun-scorched end.

Tagline: The Film of Films
Overview: When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Greed, obsession, betrayal, politics
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: greed
obsession
betrayal
politics
death
Places: big city
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex none