2020 · drama · thriller
Promising Young Woman
Directed by Emerald Fennell1h 54m2020
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
Our read: Promising Young Woman (2020) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- intense
- bleak
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