Movie

The New Daughter

2009 · 108 min

A slow-building, atmospheric horror that unsettles through a father's helpless dread and eerie rural isolation.

Tagline: How Far Will A Father Go To Protect The Ones He Loves?
Overview: John James is a writer; his wife has left him. He moves with his two middle-school children to an isolated house off a dirt road in South Carolina. The property has an Indian burial mound, which fascinates his daughter, Louisa, who's entering puberty.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, isolation, family, fate
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
isolation
family
fate
survival
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild