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Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

1969 · 108 min

A slow-creeping dread settles in as a polite menace tightens around a woman's new life, keeping you uneasy and watchful throughout.

Directed by
Mark Robson
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Tagline
What made you leave him, Cathy ... was it the way he made love, or why?
Overview
A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.

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Directed by
Mark Robson
Genres
Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
Themes
  • obsession
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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