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Unsane

2018 · 98 min

A clammy, disorienting plunge into paranoia where the walls close in and nobody believes you.

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah

Tagline: Is she or isn't she?
Overview: A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.

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Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
trauma
madness
deception
survival
Places: hospital
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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