Source Code
2011USA★ 7.34.5 pt match
What ties these together is grief and feeling powerless. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. Same energy: tense, haunting, and escalating.
Lucid Dream
루시드 드림
2017South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Kim Joon-Sung★ 6.4
Available in English: subtitled
Dae-ho, an investigative journalist, seeks to track down the whereabouts of his son who was abducted three years ago. With the help of a detective and a psychiatrist friend, he will retrace his memory of the incident through the use of lucid dreaming techniques.
Themes and style
Tone
tensemelancholichaunting
Pacing
escalatingmethodicalslow burn
Story
investigationpursuitsurvival
Emotion
griefguiltparanoiafeeling powerless
Themes
corrupt institutionsfamily duty
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingdiscussion starter
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
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Gravity
2013USA★ 7.23.5 pt match
What ties these together is grief and feeling powerless. Same energy: tense, haunting, and escalating.