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Woman of the Hour

2024 · 95 min

A chilling true-crime thriller that builds quiet dread through intimate, unsettling encounters and a tense dating-game showdown.

Directed by
Anna Kendrick
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Nicolette Robinson
Tagline
The perfect bachelor.
Overview
An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Anna Kendrick
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Nicolette Robinson
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • violence
  • crime
  • gender
  • survival
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Anna Kendrick
Written by
Ian McDonald
Starring
Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Nicolette Robinson, Jedidiah Goodacre, Autumn Best, Pete Holmes, Kelley Jakle, Kathryn Gallagher
Music
Mike Tuccillo, Dan Romer
Cinematography
Zach Kuperstein
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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