2017 · thriller · crime · drama
Suburbicon
Directed by George Clooney1h 45m2017
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
Our read: Suburbicon (2017) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded thriller · crime · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured thriller / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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