Movie

Suspect X

2008 · 128 min

A quiet, cerebral duel of wits that slowly tightens into a heartbreaking moral knot.

Overview: A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, love, isolation, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
isolation
morality
guilt
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none