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Fear in the Night

1947 · 72 min

A taut, dreamlike noir that blurs nightmare and reality, keeping you uneasy and guessing until the end.

Tagline: Nightmare of Murder...or Dream...or Reality
Overview: The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, identity, deception, memory
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
identity
deception
memory
justice
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none