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Impulse

1984 · 91 min

A slow-burn descent into paranoia and violence, unsettling in its quiet normality and mounting dread.

Directed by
Graham Baker
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Science fiction
Tagline
The madness inside us all.
Overview
After a small earthquake in a tiny, quiet town, local citizens start to exhibit bizarre, violent and self-destructive behaviour.

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Directed by
Graham Baker
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Science fiction
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • isolation
  • survival
  • corruption
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • 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
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, mystery, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Graham Baker
Written by
Don Carlos Dunaway, Nicholas Kazan
Starring
Tim Matheson, Meg Tilly, Hume Cronyn, John Karlen, Bill Paxton, Amy Stryker, Claude Earl Jones, Robert Wightman
Cinematography
Thomas Del Ruth
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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