Movie

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

1995 · 99 min

A chillingly calm, darkly funny character study that draws you into a disturbed mind with unsettling detachment.

Tagline: Meet Graham. He's not your ordinary teenager.
Overview: Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, cynical and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, madness, crime, deception
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
madness
crime
deception
identity
Places: big city
workplace
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild