The Nice Guys
2016USA★ 7.13.5 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure. Both circle the same ground: class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, chaotic, escalating, and erratic.
Babysitting
2014FranceLanguage: frDirected by Philippe Lacheau★ 6.8
Available in English: subtitled
Looking for a baby-sitter for the night, Marc Schaudel entrusts his son Remy to the care of his employee Franck, a straight man. But the thing that Marc doesn't know, is that Franck is getting 30 years old this weekend and that his son Remy is a very capricious child. The next day, Marc and his wife Claire are awakened by a call from the police. Remy and Franck are missing, and the house is totally devastated. The police finds a camera in the leftovers. Marc, Claire and the police start watching the video that has been recorded the day before during the night and find out what happened to Franck and Remy.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedychaoticabsurdist
Pacing
escalatingerraticslow build to explosion
Story
unravelingsurvivalescape
Emotion
feeling powerlessloyalty under pressure
Themes
class and moneyfamily duty
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleasercatharticrewatchable
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
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Ghostbusters
1984USA★ 7.53.5 pt match
They share the same lens on class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, absurdist, and escalating.