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Rub

2023 · 105 min

A quiet, uneasy character study that lingers on loneliness and bad decisions, building dread without much action.

Directed by: Christopher Fox
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring: Micah Spayer, Jennifer Figuereo, Westley Barrington Artope

Tagline: Not all endings are happy.
Overview: Meet Neal. He's lonely, gets bullied at work, and is unlucky in love. At the suggestion of a co-worker he decides to go to a massage parlor and in the process his life changes in ways he never would have imagined.

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Directed by: Christopher Fox
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring: Micah Spayer, Jennifer Figuereo, Westley Barrington Artope

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
obsession
crime
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, drama, crime
Directed by: Christopher Fox
Written by: Christopher Fox
Starring: Micah Spayer, Jennifer Figuereo, Westley Barrington Artope, PJ Landers, Inna Yesilevskaya, Anthony Zenhauser, Alex Anderson, Chris Camaj
Cinematography: Bobby Sansivero
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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