# In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)

> A driven Philadelphia cop hunts a serial killer who returns every nine years, forcing his procedural investigation into a paranoid temporal mystery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/368748

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Jim Mickle
- Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Michael C. Hall, Bokeem Woodbine, Sarah Dugdale, Rudi Dharmalingam, Rachel Keller, Quincy Kirkwood
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110640/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: paranoid, propulsive, eerie, late night thriller viewing, science fiction double feature

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