The Power poster

The Power

2021 ·1h 33m · ★ 6.0 (167)

London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
43
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
57
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
80
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Setting

Hospital

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

1970sashesblackoutchild abuseintensive carenurseorphanagestrike

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