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You Should Have Left

2020 · 93 min

A slow-burn psychological horror that traps you in a disorienting, claustrophobic house where reality quietly warps and guilt festers.

Directed by: David Koepp
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Tiiu Essex

Tagline: The house finds you.
Overview: In an effort to repair their relationship, a couple books a vacation in the countryside for themselves and their daughter. What starts as a perfect retreat begins to fall apart as one loses their grip on reality, and a sinister force tries to tear them apart.

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Directed by: David Koepp
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Tiiu Essex

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
obsession
betrayal
isolation
fate
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: David Koepp
Written by: David Koepp
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Tiiu Essex, Colin Blumenau, Lowri Ann Richards, Eli Powers
Music: Geoff Zanelli
Cinematography: Angus Hudson
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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