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Danika

2006 · 79 min

A queasy, disorienting slide into paranoia where everyday family life keeps curdling into dread and you never quite trust what you see.

Directed by
Ariel Vromen
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
Her visions are beyond your worst fears...
Overview
Traumatized since childhood by her brother's accidental death, Danika Merrick hallucinates a bank robbery and quits her job. Despite support from her three children and loving husband, Danika continues to experience unnerving visions. She seeks help from therapist Evelyn Harris but pervasive reports of violent incidents involving children make Danika fear for her own family, and she grows increasingly paranoid, worrying she may be going insane.

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Directed by
Ariel Vromen
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • madness
  • grief
  • family
  • deception
Places
  • suburbs
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama, horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Ariel Vromen
Written by
Joshua Leibner
Starring
Marisa Tomei, Hannah Marks, Guy Camilleri, Akuyoe Graham, Ori Pfeffer, Jeffrey Nicholas Brown, Ridge Canipe, Bailey Hughes
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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