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Pi

Movie · 1998 · 85 min

A relentless, claustrophobic descent into obsession and paranoia, shot in harsh black-and-white, that leaves you tense and unsettled.

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1998 film directed by Darren Aronofsky
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Year
1998
Runtime
85 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • obsession
  • madness
  • faith
  • isolation
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • unreliable narrator
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, horror, science fiction, unreliable narrator, thriller, arthouse science fiction
Directed by
Darren Aronofsky
Written by
Darren Aronofsky, Sean Gullette, Eric Watson
Starring
Clint Mansell, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Sean Gullette, Ajay Naidu, Samia Shoaib, Stephen Pearlman
Music
Clint Mansell
Cinematography
Matthew Libatique
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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