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Lost Souls

2000 · 97 min

A slow, grim trudge through apocalyptic dread, more somber than scary, with a chilly atmosphere that lingers.

Directed by
Janusz Kamiński
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Drama
Tagline
They've had their 2000 years... now it's our turn.
Overview
A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To defeat the prophesy, she must convince a respected New York crime journalist, who is devoid of faith, that he is in fact the target of the conspiracy.

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Directed by
Janusz Kamiński
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • fate
  • conspiracy
  • corruption
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, thriller, drama
Directed by
Janusz Kamiński
Written by
Pierce Gardner
Starring
Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter, Anna Gunn, Philip Baker Hall, John Hurt, K.K. Dodds, Elias Koteas
Music
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Cinematography
Mauro Fiore
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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