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I Want You

1998 · 87 min

A clammy, sun-bleached seaside noir that watches obsession and abuse fester in silence, leaving you uneasy and chilled long after.

Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola, Luka Petrušić

Tagline: What she wants, she gets.
Overview: A young boy and his sister are drawn into one man's obsessive pursuit of his former lover.

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Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola, Luka Petrušić

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: obsession
trauma
isolation
betrayal
deception
Places: small town
sea
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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