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The Riders

2027

A slow, unsettling search across Europe that keeps you uneasy, anchored by a father's quiet desperation and a child's silence.

Directed by
Edward Berger
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Overview
Fred Scully is a family man who has bought a farmhouse in Ireland and is renovating it while his wife Jennifer and their 7-year-old daughter Billie are on a trip to their homeland in Australia. After his wife disappears during the trip, Fred and his traumatized daughter and must travel across Europe searching for answers.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, dark and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Grief, family, isolation, mystery
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Edward Berger
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Edward Berger
Written by
David Kajganich
Starring
Brad Pitt, Julianne Nicholson, Coco Greenstone, Michael Smiley, Danny Huston, Camille Cottin, Ulrich Thomsen, Lara Pulver
Music
Volker Bertelmann
Cinematography
Florian Hoffmeister
Country
Germany, United States of America, Belgium, Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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