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2022 · thriller · mystery · tv-movie

The Lost Patient

Directed by Christophe Charrier1h 33m2022

The 19 years old Thomas wakes up in a hospital after three years in a coma. He doesn't remember anything. The psychologist Anna tells him that his family has been murdered and that he is the only survivor of the massacre while his sister Laura is still missing.

Our read: The Lost Patient (2022) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded thriller · mystery · tv-movie entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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Sombre, kinetic, measured thriller / mystery, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb5.33k
  • sombre
  • cold
  • twisty
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How The Lost Patient feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a twisty French memory mystery with a dark family reveal.”

ends unsettlingit leaves you shakena slow buildgrips by minute 20attention 4/5earns its lengthsubtitles: full
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — Skip if slow pacing or violent family trauma will unsettle you tonight.

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