Movie

APP

2019

A tense, slow-burning psychological drama that blurs technology and isolation, leaving a lingering unease.

Overview: A software company develops a security app to help women living alone feel more secure. A shadow man, which can be projected on the walls and window of the house for twenty-four hours, makes it seem like there is a young man who can move around the house, doing various activities and talking. Mine is a thirty-five-year-old young woman dependent on her mother.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, technology, identity, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
technology
identity
family
freedom
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild