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The Dead Girl

2006 · 94 min

A somber, intricately structured mosaic of grief and quiet desperation that unfolds with haunting emotional restraint.

Directed by: Karen Moncrieff
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Rose Byrne, Toni Collette

Tagline: One life ends. Seven others begin.
Overview: The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.

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Directed by: Karen Moncrieff
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Rose Byrne, Toni Collette

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
family
trauma
identity
Places: small town
countryside
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: mystery, drama, crime, thriller
Directed by: Karen Moncrieff
Written by: Karen Moncrieff
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Rose Byrne, Toni Collette, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary Beth Hurt, Piper Laurie, Kerry Washington, Josh Brolin
Music: Adam Gorgoni
Cinematography: Michael Grady
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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