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Newborn

2026 · 102 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into a fractured mind, where reality and hallucination blur, leaving you tense and disoriented.

Directed by: Nate Parker
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Starring: David Oyelowo, Olivia Washington, Barry Pepper

Tagline: Protect your mind.
Overview: After serving seven years in solitary confinement, Chris Newborn seeks to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family only to find that freedom has become a terrifying psychological battleground.

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Directed by: Nate Parker
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Starring: David Oyelowo, Olivia Washington, Barry Pepper

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
isolation
memory
family
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, thriller, crime
Directed by: Nate Parker
Written by: Nate Parker
Starring: David Oyelowo, Olivia Washington, Barry Pepper, Jimmie Fails, Aiden Stoxx, Rukiya Bernard, Thomas Cadrot, Alexander Davis
Music: Anthony B. Willis
Cinematography: Elliot Davis
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United States of America, Canada
Languages: English

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