The Machinist

The Machinist

How do you wake up from a nightmare if you’re not asleep?

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Release Date

9/24/2004

Runtime

101 mins

Overview

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$8,203,235

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A descent into the fractured mind of a sleep-deprived man haunted by an inexplicable presence, this film turns industrial alienation and psychological unraveling into a fever dream of mounting dread. It's a slow-burn psychological thriller that grips tighter the more you realize nothing is what it seems.

Mood

Dread-soakedParanoidUnsettlingClaustrophobic

Themes

IsolationObsessionMemoryMortality

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

High-contrastDesaturatedHandheld

Structure

Unreliable narrator

Heads up

Suicide and self-harmBody horror

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