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Shirley

2020 · 107 min

A claustrophobic, psychologically charged portrait that blurs reality and fiction, demanding attention as it unsettles.

Directed by
Josephine Decker
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Overview
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
How it feels
Dark, tense, eerie and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Obsession, identity, betrayal, isolation
Content
Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Free in the US
  • Kanopy
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Directed by
Josephine Decker
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • art
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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