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The Machinist

2004 · Thriller · Brad Anderson · 1h 38m

A factory worker who has not slept in a year starts finding notes on his fridge and a colleague nobody else has seen. Cold, grey, and almost entirely his point of view.

  • Strongly character-driven
  • Strongly heavy
  • Clearly intimate

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