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Across the Hall

2009 · 93 min

A coiled, claustrophobic standoff that keeps you leaning in, waiting for the hallway doors to open on something terrible.

Directed by: Alex Merkin
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Mike Vogel, Brittany Murphy, Danny Pino

Tagline: Your worst fears are waiting...
Overview: Convinced that his fiancee is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity.

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Directed by: Alex Merkin
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Mike Vogel, Brittany Murphy, Danny Pino

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: obsession
betrayal
love
loyalty
guilt
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, mystery
Directed by: Alex Merkin
Written by: Alex Merkin, Jesse Mittelstadt, Julien Schwab
Starring: Mike Vogel, Brittany Murphy, Danny Pino, Brad Greenquist, Arie Verveen, Natalie Smyka, Guillermo Díaz, Dov Davidoff
Music: Bobby Tahouri
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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