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My Addiction

1994 · 61 min

A tense, claustrophobic character study that mixes dark comedy with obsessive longing, keeping you uneasy in a single apartment.

Directed by
Sky Gilbert
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Caroline Gillis, Ellen-Ray Hennessy, Daniel MacIvor
Overview
Matt, although married, is completely in love with a hustler called Dick. One night Matt leaves his wife and goes to Dick’s apartment where he waits for his loved one. But Dick’s roommate tells Matt that if Dick catches him there he will kill him.

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Directed by
Sky Gilbert
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Caroline Gillis, Ellen-Ray Hennessy, Daniel MacIvor
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Sky Gilbert
Written by
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Starring
Caroline Gillis, Ellen-Ray Hennessy, Daniel MacIvor, O'Mara, Tracy Wright
Runtime
61 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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