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The Man Who Wasn't There

2001 · 116 min

Crime, Drama

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.

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Appeals to viewers who enjoy austere neo-noir, dry fatalism, and quietly surreal stories about ordinary people drifting into irreversible consequences.

Tone
melancholic, bleak, eerie
Payoff
unease, reflection
Pacing
slow-burn
Intensity
moderate
Structure
linear
Themes
alienation, marital discontent, moral guilt, deception, fate
Setting
postwar 1940s, small California town

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