Movie

Slumber

2017 · 84 min

A slow, shadowy descent into sleep paralysis and grief, more unsettling than scary, with a clinical chill and a lingering sense of dread.

Overview: A sleep doctor tries to protect a family from a demon that feeds on people in their nightmares.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, grief, fate, family
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
grief
fate
family
survival
Places: hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none