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Deranged

1974 · 83 min

A grim, slow-burning descent into madness that unsettles with its deadpan delivery and macabre details.

Genres
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
Pretty Sally Mae died a very unnatural death...But the worst hasn't happened to her yet!
Overview
A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, he misses her, and a year later digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based loosely on the true story of Ed Gein.

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Crime, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • isolation
  • death
  • obsession
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour4
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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