Us
2019USA★ 6.93.5 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are, paranoia, and feeling powerless. Both move the same way too, tense, haunting, and escalating.
A Classic Horror Story
Una classica storia dell'orrore
2021ItalyLanguage: itDirected by Roberto De Feo★ 5.8
Available in English: subtitled
Five people travelling by camper crash into a tree. When they recover, the road they were driving on has been replaced by an impenetrable forest and a wooden house.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakhauntingtensesurreal
Pacing
slow burnescalating
Story
survivalescapeunraveling
Emotion
paranoiafeeling powerlessloss of innocencefiguring out who you are
Themes
corrupt institutionsmen and women navigating expectations
Feel
quietly hauntingdiscussion starterexhausting
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
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