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The Cat and the Canary

1978 · 98 min

A creaky, playful old-dark-house mystery that mixes chills and chuckles as it builds to a theatrical reveal.

Tagline: For God's Sake, Stay in Your Rooms and Lock the Doors!
Overview: A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
How it feels: Campy, eerie, tense and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Greed, family, betrayal, madness
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
family
betrayal
madness
deception
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild