Movie

Bad Behaviour

2023 · 107 min

A prickly, off-kilter character study that feels like a slow, uncomfortable meditation on ego and family wounds.

Overview: Lucy, a former child actor, seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon while she navigates her close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt-performer daughter, Dylan.
How it feels: Dark, absurd, satirical and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, family, isolation, obsession
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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
family
isolation
obsession
healing
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild