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I Care a Lot

2021 · 119 min

A slick, darkly funny thriller that keeps you tense and complicit, rooting against a monster you can't look away from.

Directed by
J Blakeson
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González
Overview
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
J Blakeson
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • greed
  • power
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, drama, comedy
Directed by
J Blakeson
Written by
J Blakeson
Starring
Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Dianne Wiest, Chris Messina, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Macon Blair, Alicia Witt
Music
Marc Canham
Cinematography
Doug Emmett
Runtime
119 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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