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The Vanishing

2019 · 108 min

A slow, brooding descent into paranoia and guilt, set against a stark, windswept island that amplifies every silence and every bad decision.

Directed by
Kristoffer Nyholm
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, Connor Swindells
Tagline
What's left when the light goes out?
Overview
Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.

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Directed by
Kristoffer Nyholm
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, Connor Swindells
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, mystery
Directed by
Kristoffer Nyholm
Written by
Joe Bone, Celyn Jones
Starring
Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, Connor Swindells, Søren Malling, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Gary Lewis, Emma King, Ken Drury
Music
Benjamin Wallfisch
Cinematography
Jørgen Johansson
Runtime
108 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Norwegian

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