Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!

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Release Date

7/18/1952

Runtime

76 mins

Overview

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A taut psychological thriller that traps you in a hotel with a charming but deeply fractured woman. The film slowly peels back her facade to reveal something genuinely disturbing underneath.

Mood

UnsettlingTenseParanoidIntimate

Themes

IsolationObsessionIdentity

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Suicide and self-harm

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