Arrival at Ashecliffe Hospital and Meeting Dr. Cawley

Trope

arrival at isolated location
buddy cop dynamic (initial)
foreboding setting
institutional setting
strict rules
creepy patient
uncooperative staff

Mood

anxious
disturbing
formal
isolated
ominous
tense
uncomfortable
unease
unsettling

Film

Shutter Island
2010

Featuring

Leonardo DiCaprio
Mark Ruffalo
John Carroll Lynch
Ben Kingsley
Emily Mortimer

Directed by

Martin Scorsese
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