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Let the Right One In

2008 · 115 min

A quiet, snowbound coming-of-age story wrapped in dread, where tenderness and brutality share the same cold breath.

Tagline
Eli is 12 years old. She's been 12 for over 200 years, and she just moved in next door.
Overview
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
horror, drama
Directed by
Tomas Alfredson
Written by
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Starring
Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Mikael Rahm
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
115 min
Country
Germany, Sweden
Languages
Spanish, Swedish

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