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Bates Motel

1987 · 95 min

A quirky, low-stakes haunted-house pilot that mixes gentle scares with eccentric comedy and a touch of sadness.

Genres
Horror, Drama, Tv movie
Tagline
There's always room for one more.
Overview
A mentally disturbed man who roomed with the late Norman Bates at a psychiatric facility inherits the infamous Bates Motel after his death and attempts to fix it up as a respectable business.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • redemption
  • death
  • found family
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

In this series

Psycho tetralogy

  1. Psycho IIMovie · 1983
  2. Psycho IIIMovie · 1986
  3. Bates MotelMovie · 1987 This title
  4. Psycho IV: The BeginningMovie · 1990
  5. PsychoMovie · 1998
  6. Bates MotelTV · 2013–2017

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