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Looker

1981 · 94 min

A sleek, paranoid tech thriller that unsettles with its hypnotic flashes of light and its queasy fixation on manufactured beauty.

Directed by
Michael Crichton
Genres
Science fiction, Thriller
Tagline
If Looks Could Kill...
Overview
Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious - and perhaps murderous - activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix.

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Directed by
Michael Crichton
Genres
Science fiction, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • obsession
  • identity
  • corruption
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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