Movie

Half the Rent

2004 · 90 min

A quiet, uneasy plunge into grief and compulsion, watching a man drift through other people's empty rooms.

Overview: An obsessed hacker escapes and hides in empty apartments after his girlfriend dies of an overdose in his apartment, but he cannot control his obsession with breaking into others' homes.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, grief, isolation, addiction
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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
Themes: obsession
grief
isolation
addiction
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild