In the Shadow of the Moon

In the Shadow of the Moon

Directed by Jim Mickle

Produced by 42, Automatik Entertainment

2019115 min6.2 / 10

A dark, time-twisted thriller about obsession and family fracture, where a detective's pursuit of an impossible killer across decades unravels his life and sanity.

In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.

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  • Is In the Shadow of the Moon scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is In the Shadow of the Moon sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is In the Shadow of the Moon violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does In the Shadow of the Moon end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is In the Shadow of the Moon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.

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