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2013 · thriller · drama

Tom at the Farm (2013)

Directed by Xavier Dolan1h 45m2013

A young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother.

Our read: Tom at the Farm (2013) (2013) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive thriller · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.

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Heavy, steady, measured thriller / drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereTMDB6.8858
  • heavy
  • intense
  • inventive
  • bleak
  • cold
  • signature
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How Tom at the Farm 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 claustrophobic queer psychosexual tension on an isolated farm.”

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Skip it tonight — Skip if intense homophobic menace or coercive power games unsettle you.

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