Movie

Child's Play

1972 · 100 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic psychological thriller that keeps you uneasy with its quiet menace and unsettling atmosphere.

Tagline: You only lose once.
Overview: At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, power, corruption, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: betrayal
power
corruption
isolation
guilt
Places: school
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild