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The Stylist

2020 · 105 min

A slow, unsettling character study that burrows into loneliness and obsession, building quiet dread toward a tragic, bloody climax.

Directed by
Jill Gevargizian
Genres
Horror, Drama
Starring
Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant, Laura Kirk
Tagline
A look to kill for.
Overview
Claire is a lonely hairstylist who secretly murders and scalps her clients. When Olivia makes the well-intentioned mistake of asking Claire to style her hair for her wedding, she becomes dangerously obsessed, and her sanity starts to slip away with bloody consequences.

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Directed by
Jill Gevargizian
Genres
Horror, Drama
Starring
Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant, Laura Kirk
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Jill Gevargizian, Eric Havens, Eric Stolze
Starring
Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant, Laura Kirk, Millie Milan, Kimberly Igla, Kyle Ament, Steven Hugh Nelson, Davis Lee DeRock Jr.
Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
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Languages
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