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Dolls

2019 · 85 min

A creaky haunted-house chiller that trades atmosphere for jump scares, easy to watch but rarely surprising.

Tagline
When you look away, they play.
Overview
A struggling children's book author and his rebellious teenage daughter move into a house they've inherited and find mysterious dolls in the attic. The father and daughter soon learn that the dolls have a sinister - and deadly - past.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • death
  • obsession
  • grief
Places
  • single country house
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Cuyle Carvin
Written by
Justin Hawkins, Josh Hawkins
Starring
Thomas Downey, Trinity Simpson, Dee Wallace, Bret Green, Elise Muller, Melinda DeKay, Robert R. Ryel, Jeff Miller
Music
Holly Amber Church
Cinematography
Ben Demaree
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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