Movie

Bad Ronald

1974 · 74 min

A slow-creeping, claustrophobic unease as a hidden presence quietly poisons a family's new home.

Tagline: The Wood family doesn't know it. But the old house they've just bought is already occupied... by a psychopathic killer.
Overview: When awkward teen Ronald Wilby accidentally kills a young girl whose sister rejected his affections, his overbearing mother decides to hide him from the law by creating a concealed room in their home for him to live.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, obsession, madness, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
madness
family
deception
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild