# John and the Hole (2021)

> A detached thirteen-year-old turns an unfinished bunker into a private laboratory for family power, autonomy, and adolescent cruelty.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/481910

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
- Director: Pascual Sisto
- Cast: Charlie Shotwell, Taissa Farmiga, Jennifer Ehle, Michael C. Hall, Lucien Spelman, Ivy O'Brien, Pamela Jayne Morgan, Georgia Lyman
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11307724/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: foreboding, austere, unsettling, late night cinephile viewing, disturbing thriller marathon

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