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The Murder at Road Hill House

2011 · 94 min

A sombre, slow-burning Victorian procedural that settles into a gloomy country house and quietly tightens around you.

Directed by: James Hawes
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Tv movie
Starring: Paddy Considine, Peter Capaldi, Tom Georgeson

Overview: In 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of the three-year-old boy Saville Kent, who was snatched from his bed at night and murdered.

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Directed by: James Hawes
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Tv movie
Starring: Paddy Considine, Peter Capaldi, Tom Georgeson

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
class
isolation
justice
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, mystery, tv movie, crime
Directed by: James Hawes
Written by: Neil McKay
Starring: Paddy Considine, Peter Capaldi, Tom Georgeson, William Beck, Emma Fielding, Tim Pigott-Smith, Kate O'Flynn, Donald Sumpter
Music: Rob Lane
Cinematography: Matt Gray
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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