Movie

Skinwalkers

2002 · 100 min

A quiet, atmospheric detective story steeped in Navajo belief, blending police work with unease and cultural texture.

Overview: Faced with the murder of three medicine men, Navajo police must find the culprit. That the murders appear to be the work of a Skinwalker, or bad medicine man, complicate and illuminate the detective's work.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, crime, faith, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
crime
faith
identity
corruption
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none