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In the Shadow of the Moon

2019 · 115 min

A somber, tangled time-travel chase that keeps you leaning in, then lands with a quiet, bittersweet gut-punch about family and consequence.

Directed by: Jim Mickle
Genres: Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Michael C. Hall

Tagline: Some crimes defy time.
Overview: In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.

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Directed by: Jim Mickle
Genres: Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Michael C. Hall

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
grief
family
fate
justice
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: science fiction, thriller
Directed by: Jim Mickle
Written by: Gregory Weidman, Geoff Tock
Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Michael C. Hall, Bokeem Woodbine, Sarah Dugdale, Rudi Dharmalingam, Rachel Keller, Quincy Kirkwood
Music: Jeff Grace
Cinematography: David Lanzenberg
Runtime: 115 min
Country: United States of America, Canada
Languages: English

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