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The Sentinel

1977 ·1h 32m · ★ 6.1 (222)

As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a Brooklyn Heights apartment building where she encounters a number of bizarre, eccentric tenants and attempts to uncover the building's sinister secret.

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3 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
100
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Occult

Setting

Church

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceTaboo ContentDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookbrooklyn, new york citycrucifixdemonforebodingfrightenedhellhellgatehopelesshorrifieditalylawyermodelmurder investigationominouspolice detectivepriestsecret societyshocking

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