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Lost Girls

2020 · 95 min

A somber, slow-burning procedural that follows a mother's relentless search, leaving you with a heavy sense of injustice and quiet grief.

Directed by: Liz Garbus
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Lola Kirke

Overview: When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered prostitutes.

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Directed by: Liz Garbus
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Lola Kirke

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
justice
class
isolation
family
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, mystery, thriller, history
Directed by: Liz Garbus
Written by: Michael Werwie
Starring: Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Lola Kirke, Gabriel Byrne, Oona Laurence, Dean Winters, Molly Brown, Kevin Corrigan
Music: Anne Nikitin
Cinematography: Igor Martinović
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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