Movie

The Dark and the Wicked

2020 · 95 min

A suffocating, dread-soaked descent into grief and evil, with relentless tension and no comfort.

Tagline: She told you not to come
Overview: On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, isolation, family, death
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
family
death
faith
Places: countryside
single country house
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none