
Side Effect
Taste attributes: horrorthrillermafia/gangstermusic/dancedetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealgrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalryempowerment/personal growthfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Confide in Me"
Boxlist takeA fantastical, dark horror film: weighty and inventive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.6 /10
TMDB · 43 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
A traumatic experience leads to a break-up between a young married couple. In a desperate attempt to save their marriage, Andrey, the husband, seeks help from a psychic named Mara. His only wish is to make his wife Olga forget the past. Mara's magic works, but the second honeymoon soon turns into a living nightmare... Andrey gradually recognizes that he is dealing with a powerful evil that possesses his wife, and the price of the psychic's service is Olga’s life.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Droog Drooga
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











