Movie

Removal

2010 · 91 min

A slow, disorienting descent into paranoia and hallucination, where cleaning a house becomes a trap of shifting identities and dread.

Tagline: Wash. Rinse. Repeat… And Repeat.
Overview: Witnessing a murder and a suicide caused Cole to have hallucinations that cost him his marriage and job. Now working as a cleaner he must clean a stately home outside of the city, owned by the sadistic Henry.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, guilt, isolation, obsession
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: madness
guilt
isolation
obsession
betrayal
Places: single country house
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: unreliable narrator
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild