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Psycho

1998 · 104 min

A familiar nightmare replayed in vivid color, unsettling in its mix of exact echoes and jarring new touches.

Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Tagline
Check in. Relax. Take a shower.
Overview
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

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Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • identity
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

In this series

Psycho tetralogy

  1. Psycho IIMovie · 1983
  2. Psycho IIIMovie · 1986
  3. Bates MotelMovie · 1987
  4. Psycho IV: The BeginningMovie · 1990
  5. PsychoMovie · 1998 This title
  6. Bates MotelTV · 2013–2017

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Genres
horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Written by
Joseph Stefano
Starring
Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Robert Forster, Philip Baker Hall, Anne Haney
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography
Christopher Doyle
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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