# The Neon Demon (2016)

> A teenage model’s rise through Los Angeles fashion becomes a neon-soaked descent into envy, predation, and surreal horror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/184598

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
- Cast: Elle Fanning, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Desmond Harrington, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1974419/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: hypnotic, eerie, brooding, late night horror, art house film night

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