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The Square

2008 · 105 min

A slow-burning neo-noir that tightens like a vice, with every bad decision leading to a grim, inevitable payoff.

Tagline
Some things can't be buried.
Overview
Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
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Written by
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Starring
David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Anthony Hayes, Peter Phelps, Bill Hunter, Kieran Darcy-Smith
Cinematography
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105 min
Country
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Languages
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