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Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965 · 107 min

A slow-burning, black-and-white psychological mystery that keeps you unsettled and guessing, with a growing sense of dread.

Directed by
Otto Preminger
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea
Tagline
No one admitted while the clock is ticking!
Overview
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.

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Directed by
Otto Preminger
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • family
  • deception
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller
Directed by
Otto Preminger
Written by
John Mortimer, Penelope Mortimer
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea, Martita Hunt, Anna Massey, Clive Revill, Finlay Currie, Lucie Mannheim
Music
Paul Glass
Cinematography
Denys N. Coop
Runtime
107 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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