The recommendation
You asked for a film, a couple of hours, and dark.
movie
1960
Psycho
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
And you asked for under 150 minutes — that was a hard rule, not a preference.