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The Perfection (2018) poster

2018 · horror · thriller · drama

The Perfection

Directed by Richard Shepard1h 30m2018

When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte seeks out Elizabeth, the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.

Our read: The Perfection (2018) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · thriller · drama entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

Movie DNA

Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb6.251kRT71%Metacritic60
  • heavy
  • brisk
  • extreme
  • inventive
  • bleak
  • cold
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DNA · twelve axes

How The Perfection 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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What watching it is actually like.

“You want a classical-music thriller that escalates into vicious shock cinema.”

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Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgoregraphic violencebody horrorsexual violence

Skip it tonight — Extreme body horror and cruelty will ruin your whole evening.

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