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House Call

1994 · 105 min

A slow-burning, moody thriller that keeps you guessing while drawing you into a tense, romantic mystery.

Directed by
Ben Verbong
Genres
Romance, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Renée Soutendijk, Victor Löw, Hans Hoes
Overview
Roos Hartman is a young doctor who lives with her son in a large apartment complex. When a fellow tenant is brutally murdered, the police and Hartman's friends suspect her mysterious neighbour, Eric Coenen. As she becomes romantically involved with Coenen, she doubts he would commit such a crime, but soon she begins to investigate the case further and discovers some startling facts relating to his involvement..

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Directed by
Ben Verbong
Genres
Romance, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Renée Soutendijk, Victor Löw, Hans Hoes
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • mystery
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • love
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
romance, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Ben Verbong
Written by
Jean van de Velde
Starring
Renée Soutendijk, Victor Löw, Hans Hoes, Jaimy Siebel, Mirjam de Rooij, Leslie de Gruyter, Huib Rooymans, Guy Sonnen
Music
Patrick Seymour
Cinematography
Theo Bierkens
Runtime
105 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
English, Dutch

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