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While the Children Sleep

2007 · 90 min

It is a suffocating descent into paranoia where domestic life curdles into deadly obsession.

Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Tv movie
Overview
A prosperous couple find the perfect live-in nanny but soon discover she intends to do her job to deadly perfection.
How it feels
Tense, dark and eerie. Relentless and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, crime, betrayal, violence
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller, tv movie, mystery
Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Written by
Stephen Niver
Starring
Gail O'Grady, William R. Moses, Mariana Klaveno, Madison Davenport, Tristan Lake Leabu, Stacy Haiduk, Joanne Baron, Alan Blumenfeld
Music
Elia Cmiral
Cinematography
Maximo Munzi
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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