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Poison

2023 · 17 min

A tense, witty chamber piece where dry humor and mounting suspense simmer in a single room.

Directed by
Wes Anderson
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley
Tagline
One bed. One snake. Zero room for error.
Overview
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Wes Anderson
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • fate
  • death
  • colonialism
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour7
Realism4
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Wes Anderson
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Eliel Ford, Benoît Herlin
Cinematography
Robert D. Yeoman
Runtime
17 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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