Peeping Tom
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Peeping Tom

1960 Michael Powell 101 MIN

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.

HORROR CENTRALITY
92 /100

The core experience hinges on fear, voyeuristic terror, and the killer’s disturbing acts; it is widely regarded as a psychological horror film where horror mechanisms drive the narrative and viewer reaction, not merely a crime thriller. Removing horror would fundamentally alter the work.

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DREADPICK SUMMARY

Best for viewers looking for a scary, atmosphere-heavy and psychological horror movie.

DREADPICK
SCARINESS 80
TENSION 70
DREAD 90
GORE 40
ATMOSPHERE 80
PSYCHOLOGICAL 90
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DIRECTOR Michael Powell
STUDIO Michael Powell (Theatre)
RELEASE 1960
RUNTIME 101 min

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