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The Ninth Configuration

1980 ·1h 58m · ★ 6.4 (168)

Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.

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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Setting

Castle

Content Warnings

Dehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

absurdabsurdismarmyastronautaudaciousbaffledbased on novel or bookcombat fatiguecrucifixdark comedyinsane asylumpost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)psychosisreligionvietnam war

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