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The Thing with Feathers

2025 · 99 min

A raw, disorienting plunge into grief, where sorrow and surreal menace blur together in a cramped, haunted apartment.

Directed by
Dylan Southern
Genres
Drama
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, Sam Spruell
Overview
Following the death of his wife, a young father's hold on reality crumbles, and a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons.

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Directed by
Dylan Southern
Genres
Drama
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, Sam Spruell
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • grief
  • parenthood
  • madness
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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