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The Return

2020 · 90 min

A slow, uneasy homecoming that lets old fears creep back in, mixing grief with things you can't quite explain.

Directed by
BJ Verot
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Richard Harmon, Sara Thompson, Marina Stephenson Kerr
Tagline
Childhood horrors can kill.
Overview
After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.

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Directed by
BJ Verot
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Richard Harmon, Sara Thompson, Marina Stephenson Kerr
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • trauma
  • memory
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
BJ Verot
Written by
Ken Janssens, BJ Verot
Starring
Richard Harmon, Sara Thompson, Marina Stephenson Kerr, Kristen Sawatzky, Erik Athavale, Echo Porisky, Callie Lane, Maclean Fish
Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
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Languages
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