# The Show (2017)

> A disturbing television drama exposes the human cost of turning assisted suicide into a hit reality-game spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/245872

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Giancarlo Esposito
- Cast: Josh Duhamel, Famke Janssen, Giancarlo Esposito, Sarah Wayne Callies, Caitlin FitzGerald, Chris Ellis, Chelah Horsdal, Johannah Newmarch
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2088950/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: unsettling, bleak, provocative, late night viewing, social commentary double feature

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