Movie

The Children

2008 · 84 min

A festive gathering curdles into a tense, nasty siege where the smallest threats become the most terrifying.

Tagline: You brought them into this world. Now ... They will take you out.
Overview: A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and eerie. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, betrayal, isolation
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
betrayal
isolation
parenthood
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild