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Fractured

2019 · 99 min

A tense, disorienting descent into one man's desperate search, blurring reality and delusion until a gut-punch reveal.

Directed by
Brad Anderson
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Lucy Capri
Tagline
Finding his family means facing the truth.
Overview
Driving cross-country, Ray and his wife and daughter stop at a highway rest area where his daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital and a clash with the check-in nurse, Ray is finally able to get her to a doctor. While the wife and daughter go downstairs for an MRI, Ray, exhausted, passes out in a chair in the lobby. Upon waking up, they have no record or knowledge of Ray's family ever being checked in.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Brad Anderson
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Lucy Capri
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • guilt
  • deception
  • isolation
  • memory
Places
  • hospital
  • road trip
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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