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The Mothman Prophecies

2002 · 119 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into paranoia and grief, where eerie phone calls and visions blur the line between obsession and supernatural dread.

Directed by: Mark Pellington
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Starring: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton

Tagline: What do you see?
Overview: Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.

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Directed by: Mark Pellington
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Starring: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
obsession
isolation
fate
mystery
Places: small town
countryside
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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