Movie

The Nature of Nicholas

2002 · 90 min

A hushed, dreamlike drift through a boy's confused longing, unsettling and sad in equal measure.

Overview: The Nature of Nicholas is a surreal story of twelve-year-old Nicholas as he struggles with an attraction to his best friend.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, coming-of-age, isolation, obsession
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
isolation
obsession
sexuality
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild