Movie

An Inspector Calls

1954 · 80 min

A tense, talky moral inquest that tightens like a noose, leaving a quiet chill.

Tagline: Is he real... or the creature of conscience?
Overview: An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, class, morality, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
class
morality
family
justice
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild