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Borderline

2002 · 94 min

A tense, slow-burning psychological thriller that keeps you guessing about guilt and manipulation, with a dark, uneasy atmosphere.

Directed by
Evelyn Purcell
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Overview
Psychiatrist Dr. Lila Colleti is divorcing her husband and is devastated when he wins custody of their two little girls, whom he gets largely because Lila's job, being a psychiatrist for the criminally insane at the local prison, is a potentially dangerous one that forces her to keep long, erratic hours. When one of Lila's patients, Ed Baikman, is released into a half-way house, he decides under the delusional influence of his psychosis to help her out by murdering her ex-husband and his girlfriend, and then threatening to tell the cops they'd planned it together when she refuses to become romantically involved with him. Though Lila's lover, police detective Macy Kobacek, stands by her loyally, Baikman does such an ingenious job of implicating Lila in the crime that even Macy begins to have his doubts about Lila's innocence
How it feels
Tense, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, betrayal, isolation, madness
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Evelyn Purcell
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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