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Fixation

2017 · 83 min

A quiet domestic drama that slowly curdles into unease as secrets surface and suspicion spreads through a household.

Tagline: Evil Comes In All Sizes
Overview: Charles has a secret, and his wife Katherine has no clue about what his unrelenting obsession is. When the clues start to add up, will Katherine do what's right or will she become the fuel that adds to the fire of a citywide manhunt? Or will her daughter have something going on in her life to overshadow everything?

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: obsession
deception
family
betrayal
crime
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Renee S. Warren Peoples
Starring: Jasmine Wade, ChelseyRai S. Standberry, Needa-Mya Chambers, Tobie Famusipe, Tina Bridges, Sondra Darlington, Silvia Mathis Manning, Robert D Watts
Runtime: 83 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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