Movie

Master

2022 · 98 min

A slow, unsettling crawl through institutional racism and ghostly dread, leaving you tense and uneasy long after.

Tagline: This school is cursed.
Overview: At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, two black women strive to find their place. Navigating politics and privilege, they encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the school's haunted past… and present.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Race, identity, isolation, power
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
identity
isolation
power
corruption
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild