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The Hole

2001 · 102 min

A claustrophobic, twisty psychological thriller that keeps you guessing as it shifts between interview and flashback, with an unsettling atmosphere of obsession and desperation.

Directed by: Nick Hamm
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
Starring: Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Keira Knightley

Tagline: Desperate to get in. Dying to get out.
Overview: Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.

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Directed by: Nick Hamm
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
Starring: Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Keira Knightley

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 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: obsession
isolation
deception
class
death
Places: single country house
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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

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Genres: crime, drama, horror, thriller
Directed by: Nick Hamm
Written by: Caroline Ip, Ben Court
Starring: Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Keira Knightley, Laurence Fox, Embeth Davidtz, Steven Waddington, Emma Griffiths Malin, Kelly Hunter
Music: Clint Mansell
Cinematography: Denis Crossan
Runtime: 102 min
Country: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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