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Blush

2019 · 101 min

A slow-burning, uncomfortable character study that mixes suburban satire with creeping dread and quiet desperation.

Overview
When a troubled suburban mom cat sits for her sister, she finds herself caught up in the scandalous lives of the next-door neighbors.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • deception
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Debra Eisenstadt
Written by
Debra Eisenstadt
Starring
Wendi McLendon-Covey, Christine Woods, Steve Little, Max Burkholder, Kate Alberts, Michael Rivkin, Tu Morrow, Amy Anderson
Music
Mel Elias
Cinematography
Frank Tymezuk
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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