Movies like The Uncle 2022
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The Uncle (2022)
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Original name: Stric
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Croatia, Serbia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Yugoslavia, late 1980s. Parents and son are hastily making the final preparations for Christmas Eve dinner. Their beloved uncle will be turning up from Germany any minute now. But, hang on, are things really as they seem? An unnerving debut à la Haneke that cleverly balances on the edge of farce and oppressive thriller while ingeniously toying with narrative structure.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, dark comedy, art house
Plot:
christmas eve, uncle, ambiguity, claustrophobia, family secret, family dinner, mistrust, slow burn, minimalism, isolation, psychological manipulation, social satire, homecoming, small town, farce, social realism, male nudity, family relations, family secrets
Place:
former yugoslavia, west germany, yugoslavia
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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