# The Hypnotist (2012)

> A Swedish detective and a conflicted hypnotist race to decode a traumatized survivor’s memories before a family-killing murderer reaches the last remaining child.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/85454

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Lasse Hallström
- Cast: Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin, Helena af Sandeberg, Jonatan Bökman, Oscar Pettersson, Eva Melander, Anna Azcárate
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1556243/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, paranoid, disturbing, late night thriller viewing, crime movie marathon

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