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Alice, Sweet Alice

1976 · 108 min

A grim, slow-burning psychological thriller that unsettles through religious guilt and a child's isolation rather than jump scares.

Directed by
Alfred Sole
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard
Tagline
If you survive this night... nothing will scare you again.
Overview
Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. When Karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to turn toward Alice. But could a 12-year-old girl really be capable of such savagery?

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Directed by
Alfred Sole
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • grief
  • guilt
  • family
  • isolation
  • faith
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, mystery, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Alfred Sole
Written by
Rosemary Ritvo, Alfred Sole
Starring
Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard, Niles McMaster, Jane Lowry, Rudolph Willrich, Michael Hardstark, Alphonso DeNoble
Cinematography
John Friberg, Chuck Hall
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Latin, English

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