Movie

Afterschool

2009 · 107 min

A cold, unsettling plunge into voyeurism and adolescent detachment, unfolding with clinical patience and leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Tagline: There's always someone watching…
Overview: A prep-school student accidentally films the drug-related deaths of two classmates, then is asked to put together a memorial video.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Death, isolation, obsession, guilt
Content: Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: death
isolation
obsession
guilt
identity
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild