Does Twisted Nerve end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Twisted Nerve scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Twisted Nerve easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Twisted Nerve violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Twisted Nerve sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Twisted Nerve

Name: Twisted Nerve
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 1968
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster

Cleaver. Cleaver. Chop. Chop. First the mom and then the pop. Then we'll get the pretty girl. We'll get her right between the curl.

Directed by Roy Boulting

Produced by Charter Film Productions

1968112 min6.8 / 10

A dark psychological thriller that traces the descent of a disturbed young man into obsession and violence, rooted in family dysfunction and fractured identity.

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.

Clusters

Psychological Thriller Movies Depression and Complicity Injury And Mental Breakdown Deadly Romantic Obsession Houses and Dwellings

Genres

Thriller Horror

Keywords

Obsession Down Syndrome Stepfather Boarding House Psychological Thriller

Questions people ask

Does Twisted Nerve end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is Twisted Nerve scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Twisted Nerve easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Twisted Nerve violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Twisted Nerve sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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