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The Visitor

2022 · 86 min

A slow-dread psychological puzzle that keeps you uneasy as a familiar face leads to mounting dread.

Directed by
Justin P. Lange
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Tagline
Where he goes, death follows.
Overview
After a series of tragedies including the death of his father-in-law, Robert and his wife Maia leave their home in London to move back to her childhood home. But when Robert discovers an old portrait in the attic of a man who is his spitting image, he goes down a rabbit hole to discover the identity of this mysterious doppelganger known only as the visitor. It isn’t long until he realizes – where the visitor goes, death follows.

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Directed by
Justin P. Lange
Genres
Horror, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 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
  • identity
  • obsession
  • death
  • family
  • grief
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Finn Jones, Jessica McNamee, Donna Biscoe, Thomas Francis Murphy, Dane Rhodes, Shanna Forrestall, Susan McPhail, Sue Rock
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