Movie

Close to Me

2025 · 103 min

A slow-building, uneasy watch that turns lockdown intimacy into quiet dread, keeping you tense and complicit as boundaries blur.

Overview: Luca is a forty-year-old teacher experiencing a relationship crisis with his wife, Sara, who is much wealthier than him. During the lockdown, Luca finds himself a bystander in the life of his new neighbor, Amanda, and decides to bridge the distance between them, with disastrous consequences.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, betrayal, isolation, class
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
isolation
class
love
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong