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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry

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Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.

Themes

Moral ambiguity, Caregiver burden, Isolation and loneliness, Religious obsession, Deception within faith, Disillusionment with divinity

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Stylish

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A man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell... only to arrive somewhere much worse. In an effort to survive this new horror, he turns to his personified conscience.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trauma and resilience, Survival under captivity, Outsider status and belonging, Media scrutiny and blame, Violence as problem-solving

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate Eerie

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Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

Themes

Road trip tension, Farm isolation, Memory and dementia, Poetry and philosophy, Surrealism in narrative, Janitor presence in school

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Tense Claustrophobic Deliberate Eerie Oppressive

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When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.

Themes

Dementia drives family strain, Old house isolation, Unspoken worry under pressure, Decay and confinement in rooms, Caregiver burden boundary, Family roles under pressure

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Realistic Tense Intimate Atmospheric Bleak

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In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.

Themes

Deception within family, Memory loss consequences, Abuse and complicity, Memory reconstruction, Withheld information, Traumatic family history

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Realistic Claustrophobic Deliberate Eerie Oppressive

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Kate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. In the wake of two miscarriages, what they want most is a child.

Themes

Wish fulfillment costs, Fragile marriage under pressure, Room as external force, Isolation inside walls, Time distortion and aging, Boundaries between home and world

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Restrained

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A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.

Themes

Unreliable perception, Trust and manipulation, Boundary crossing and deception, Grief and obsession, Custody tensions, Isolation and judgment

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Relentless Eerie

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After receiving a cryptic letter from his estranged father, Norval travels to his dad’s oceanfront home for what he hopes will be a positive experience. If only he’d known the dark truth about his old man beforehand.

Themes

Estranged father dynamics, Beach house threat, Crossbow menace, Isolated house pressure, Father son reunion tension, Torture as leverage

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Chaotic Intense Melancholic Unsettling Isolated

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A young camgirl discovers that she’s inexplicably been replaced on her site with an exact replica of herself.

Themes

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Tense Dry Deliberate Clinical Minimalist

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A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.

Themes

Moral ambiguity under duress, Control and coercion, Reproductive ethics in space, Technocratic ambition, Exploitation under isolation, Survival at the edge

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