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Beloved Beast

2019 · 174 min

A grim, drawn-out horror that lingers on grief and dread, testing patience as much as it unsettles.

Directed by
Jonathan Holbrook
Genres
Horror
Starring
Sanae Loutsis, Jonathan Holbrook, Joy Yaholkovsky
Tagline
10 coroners. 2 cops. 1 peachy community…
Overview
A young girl befriends a dangerous escaped mental patient after the death of her parents.

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Directed by
Jonathan Holbrook
Genres
Horror
Starring
Sanae Loutsis, Jonathan Holbrook, Joy Yaholkovsky
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • isolation
    • friendship
    • violence
    • death
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror8
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Jonathan Holbrook
    Written by
    Jonathan Holbrook
    Starring
    Sanae Loutsis, Jonathan Holbrook, Joy Yaholkovsky, Morgen Johnson, Andrew Tribolini, Nina Earl-Gray, Tabitha Bastien, Dave Shecter
    Runtime
    174 min
    Languages
    English

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