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The Caretaker

2020 · 107 min

A slow, uneasy con-game that keeps shifting underfoot, mixing dry laughs with creeping dread until you're unsure who's fooling whom.

Directed by
Josh Criss
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Horror
Starring
Josh Criss, Lindsay Brooke Davis, Sandra Gartner
Tagline
She's family... 'til he gets what he wants
Overview
Hard-drinking Jeff Butler can't hold a job and thinks God is against him. When a wealthy old lady confuses Jeff for her long-lost nephew and invites him to live in her house, Jeff thinks he's found the scam of his dreams. But as strange events unfold, Jeff finds himself more confused than his would-be victim.

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Directed by
Josh Criss
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Horror
Starring
Josh Criss, Lindsay Brooke Davis, Sandra Gartner
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • greed
  • identity
  • isolation
  • madness
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama, horror
Directed by
Josh Criss
Starring
Josh Criss, Lindsay Brooke Davis, Sandra Gartner, Jeff Manney, Tim Puro, Brendan Wahlers, Matt Reveal, Jenny Coulliard-Seward
Runtime
107 min

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