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Blink

1993 · 106 min

A tense, shadowy thriller that keeps you guessing as fragmented vision blurs reality and danger.

Directed by: Michael Apted
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Starring: Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar

Tagline: What you can't see, can kill you.
Overview: Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having problems: sometimes she doesn't "remember" what she's seen until later. One night she is awakened by a commotion upstairs. Peering out of her door, she sees a shadowy figure descending the stairs. Convinced that her neighbour has been murdered she approaches the police, only to find that she is unsure if it was just her new eyes playing tricks on her.

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Directed by: Michael Apted
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Starring: Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
deception
identity
isolation
justice
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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