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The Nest

2020 · 107 min

A slow, suffocating study of a family unraveling under financial strain and self-deception, with a constant sense of dread.

Tagline: Having it all is never enough.
Overview: Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
ambition
deception
class
betrayal
Places: single country house
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Sean Durkin
Written by: Sean Durkin
Starring: Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche, Adeel Akhtar, Wendy Crewson, Anne Reid, Michael Culkin
Music: Richard Reed Parry
Cinematography: Mátyás Erdély
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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