Movie

Armless

2010 · 86 min

An offbeat, quietly unsettling comedy that treats a bizarre compulsion with deadpan sincerity, leaving you amused and faintly uneasy at once.

Directed by: Habib Azar
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Daniel London, Janel Moloney, Matt Walton

Tagline: We all have secrets. John's are just a lot stranger.
Overview: In this off-kilter comedy, a woman comes to terms with her husband's strange secret: a compulsive desire to cut off his arms.

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Directed by: Habib Azar
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Daniel London, Janel Moloney, Matt Walton

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
isolation
love
madness
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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