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Flourish

2006 · 95 min

A jittery, disorienting night of searching, told by an unreliable voice that keeps you uneasy and guessing.

Directed by
Kevin Palys
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Leighton Meester
Tagline
A babysitter's worst fear gets real.
Overview
A tutor recounts a frantic night that culminated in a 16-year old girl's disappearance. Unfolding in front of a video camera direct from a psychiatric ward, Gaby Winters recalls a dreadful babysitting job that sent her on a frantic search for a missing teenager out into the heart of a mysterious city. Woven into the story are a multitude of subplots that add up to one chaotic night that Gaby will never forget.

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Directed by
Kevin Palys
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Leighton Meester
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • mystery
  • isolation
  • memory
  • madness
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
Kevin Palys
Written by
Kevin Palys
Starring
Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Leighton Meester, Daniel Roebuck, Olivia Burnette, Connie Ray
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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