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The House on Carroll Street

1988 · 101 min

A slow-burning, shadowy thriller that keeps you leaning in, with a steady undercurrent of unease and moral weight.

Tagline
Emily Crane left her home one morning and stepped into a nightmare.
Overview
A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • justice
  • conspiracy
  • guilt
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Peter Yates
Written by
Walter Bernstein
Starring
Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, Jessica Tandy, Jonathan Hogan, Remak Ramsay, Kenneth Welsh, Christopher Buchholz
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Michael Ballhaus
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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