The Wrath of Becky (2023) poster
2023 · action · horror · thriller · supernatural

The Wrath of Becky

Directed by Suzanne Coote, Matt Angel1h 23m2023
ElsewhereIMDb6.118kRT89%Metacritic51
  • sombre
  • kinetic
  • extreme
  • cold
Movie DNA

Sombre, breathless, extreme action / horror, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble Men break into their home, attack them and take their beloved dog, Becky must return to her old ways to protect herself and her loved ones.

Our read · The Wrath of Becky (2023) reads as a sombre, breathless, grounded action · horror · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want cartoonishly violent revenge against loud-mouthed home invaders.

ends triumphantyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 5attention 3/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violencegorechild perilanimal harm

Skip it tonightSplattery kill scenes gross you out; this leans into them gleefully.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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