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Come to Daddy

2019 · 96 min

A queasy, funny, unpredictable plunge into family secrets that keeps shifting tone and stabbing you when you relax.

Directed by: Ant Timpson
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Starring: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Michael Smiley

Tagline: You never know what secrets your loved ones may be hiding.
Overview: After receiving a cryptic letter from his estranged father, Norval travels to his dad’s oceanfront home for what he hopes will be a positive experience. If only he’d known the dark truth about his old man beforehand.

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Directed by: Ant Timpson
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Starring: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Michael Smiley

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
deception
violence
survival
Places: single country house
sea
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	6
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Ant Timpson
Written by: Toby Harvard
Starring: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Ona Grauer, Garfield Wilson, Simon Chin
Music: Karl Sölve Steven
Cinematography: Daniel Katz
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, United States of America
Languages: English

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