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Apartment Zero

1989Movie2 h 5 minR

DramaThriller
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Rotten Tomatoes74%74%

A nerve-racking, gripping thriller movie about the mind and mystery, with standout performances and characters.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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Story

Danger lurks those who open the secret doors of Apartment Zero.

In a rundown area of Buenos Aires, at the dawn of the 1980s, Adrian LeDuc owns both a struggling movie theater and a shabby apartment building filled with eccentric, squabbling tenants. To make ends meet, Adrian takes in a roommate, Jack Carney, but soon begins to suspect that the quiet American is responsible for a series of political assassinations that are rocking the city.

Feels like

  • Psychological Thriller
  • Cold War Paranoia
  • Unsettling Roommate Drama
  • Political Intrigue
  • Slow Burn Suspense
  • Character Study
  • Neo-Noir
  • Ambiguous Motives
  • Darkly Humorous

Cast

12 of 12

Crew

Directed by
Martin Donovan
Written by
David Koepp, Martin Donovan
Produced by
David Koepp, Martin Donovan
Music by
Elia Cmiral

Everyone

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Facts

September 2, 1989 · 2 h 5 min · R

Released
September 2, 1989
Runtime
2 h 5 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Horror
Original language
English
Also spoken
Spanish
Made in
Argentina, United Kingdom
Budget
$4 million
Box office
$670,774

Tropes

Bloody Handprint, Ambiguously Gay, "Rear Window" Investigation +9

  • Bloody Handprint
  • Ambiguously Gay
  • "Rear Window" Investigation
  • Held Gaze
  • Loners Are Freaks
  • Unresolved Sexual Tension
  • Mummies at the Dinner Table
  • I Just Want to Be You
  • Depraved Bisexual
  • Former Regime Personnel
  • Wham Shot
  • All Psychology Is Freudian

12 of 17 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is Apartment Zero worth watching?"

Questions about Apartment Zero

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Apartment Zero worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 6.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 74%).

Will Apartment Zero scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

It's more unsettling than scary: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for tension and 8 for uncanny, but 3 for scares.

Will I feel good after watching Apartment Zero?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.