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The Line

2024 · 100 min

A slow, suffocating slide from campus camaraderie into moral compromise, leaving you uneasy and complicit long after it ends.

Directed by
Ethan Berger
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Bo Mitchell
Tagline
College Is Four Years. Brotherhood Is Forever
Overview
Tom, a passionate ‘brother’ of his fraternity, is charmed by the promises of high social status and alumni connections that open doors. But as Annabelle, a classmate outside his social circle, enters his life, his devotion begins to falter. Once the scheduled hazing of new fraternity members comes to a disturbing head, Tom faces the decision of a lifetime.

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Directed by
Ethan Berger
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Bo Mitchell
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • morality
  • coming-of-age
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ethan Berger
Written by
Zack Purdo, Alex Russek, Ethan Berger
Starring
Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Bo Mitchell, Austin Abrams, Halle Bailey, Angus Cloud, Graham Patrick Martin, Will Ropp
Music
Daniel Rossen
Cinematography
Stefan Weinberger
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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