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Abandon

2002 · 99 min

A chilly, disorienting campus thriller that keeps you guessing what is real until a quietly devastating reveal.

Directed by: Stephen Gaghan
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam

Tagline: Watch who you leave behind.
Overview: A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.

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Directed by: Stephen Gaghan
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: obsession
isolation
madness
memory
betrayal
Places: school
single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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