Movie

Nightmare Detective

2007 · 105 min

A grim, dreamlike plunge into guilt and violence that unsettles with its surreal imagery and slow, oppressive dread.

Tagline: You die in the dream, you die for real.
Overview: When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Death, trauma, isolation, obsession
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: death
trauma
isolation
obsession
fate
Places: big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild