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The Machinist

Movie · 2004 · 98 min

A gaunt, haunted descent into paranoia that tightens around you like a hangman's noose, rewarding patience with a chilling, sad payoff.

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2004 film by Brad Anderson
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Year
2004
Runtime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • memory
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, psychological thriller
Directed by
Brad Anderson
Written by
Scott Kosar
Starring
Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Ironside, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anna Massey, Reg E. Cathey, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., John Sharian
Music
Roque Baños
Cinematography
Xavi Giménez
Runtime
98 min
Country
Spain, United States, France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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