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Isolation

2005 · 95 min

A clammy, claustrophobic rural nightmare that grinds you down with mud, rain and dread rather than jump scares.

Directed by
Billy O'Brien
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
John Lynch, Essie Davis, Sean Harris
Tagline
It didn't want to be born. Now it doesn't want to die.
Overview
On a remote Irish farm, five people become unwilling participants in an experiment that goes nightmarishly wrong.

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Directed by
Billy O'Brien
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
John Lynch, Essie Davis, Sean Harris
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • survival
  • isolation
  • science
  • corruption
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Billy O'Brien
Written by
Billy O'Brien
Starring
John Lynch, Essie Davis, Sean Harris, Marcel Iureș, Ruth Negga, Crispin Letts, Stanley Townsend
Music
Adrian Johnston
Cinematography
Robbie Ryan
Runtime
95 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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