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Manodrome

2023 · 96 min

A suffocating, unsettling descent into obsession and rage, anchored by a jittery performance that keeps you on edge.

Directed by: John Trengove
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Adrien Brody, Odessa Young

Overview: Ralphie is an Uber driver and aspiring bodybuilder who is inducted into a libertarian masculinity cult and loses his grip on reality when his repressed desires are awakened.

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Directed by: John Trengove
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Adrien Brody, Odessa Young

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
isolation
madness
betrayal
Places: big city
suburbs
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	4
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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