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The Cell

2000Movie1 h 47 minR

Horror
53
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic406.6Rotten Tomatoes46%57%
53
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic406.6Rotten Tomatoes46%57%

Summary

A psychotherapist journeys inside the mind of a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You scare easily

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  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Scares you.
  • Gets under your skin.
  • Gets your pulse racing.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

The Jekyll Is a JerkRare · in 35 titlesOnce Catherine starts delving into Carl Rudolph Stargher's unconscious mind, she finds that he's dominated by his schizophrenic Id, manifested as "a king of a twisted kingdom."Delayed Until the Final CountdownRare · in 15 titlesCarl Rudolph Stargher kills his victims by means of an automated cell that tortures them over the course of 48 hours before finally filling with water and drowning.All 67 tropes

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