In the Shadow of the Moon
Taste attributes: mysteryscience fictionthrilleractiondetectivecrimefastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyemotionally undemandingfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, layered sci-fi film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 942 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Mystery
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 42
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