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Relic

2020 · 89 min

A slow, suffocating descent into decay and dementia, blending quiet family drama with creeping, visceral horror.

Directed by
Natalie Erika James
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Robyn Nevin
Tagline
Everything Decays.
Overview
When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.

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Directed by
Natalie Erika James
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Robyn Nevin
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • family
  • isolation
  • identity
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
horror, mystery, drama
Directed by
Natalie Erika James
Written by
Natalie Erika James, Christian White
Starring
Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Robyn Nevin, Chris Bunton, Steve Rodgers, Catherine Glavicic, Jeremy Stanford, Christina O'Neill
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
Australia, United States of America
Languages
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