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The Evil Within

2017 · 98 min

A deeply unsettling and bizarre descent into madness, with a dreamlike logic that is both disturbing and strangely sad.

Directed by
Andrew Getty
Genres
Horror
Starring
Frederick Koehler, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brianna Brown
Tagline
You can't run from a nightmare
Overview
The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.

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Directed by
Andrew Getty
Genres
Horror
Starring
Frederick Koehler, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brianna Brown
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • guilt
  • family
  • obsession
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • unreliable narrator
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Andrew Getty
Written by
Andrew Getty
Starring
Frederick Koehler, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brianna Brown, Dina Meyer, Michael Berryman, Francis Guinan, Kim Darby, Tim Bagley
Music
Mario Grigorov
Cinematography
Stephen Sheridan
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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