Movie

The Terminal Man

1974 · 107 min

A cold, clinical slide into madness, watching a man lose control as technology takes over, unsettling and slow.

Tagline: Harry Benson is a brilliant computer scientist. For three minutes a day, he is violently homicidal.
Overview: As the result of a head injury, brilliant computer scientist Harry Benson begins to experience violent seizures. In an attempt to control the seizures, Benson undergoes a new surgical procedure in which a microcomputer is inserted into his brain. The procedure is not entirely successful.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Technology, madness, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: technology
madness
identity
isolation
fate
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild