40 Acres

40 Acres

Get off our land.

Directed by R.T. Thorne

Produced by Hungry Eyes Media, 4T Productions

2025113 min6.7 / 10

A tense, historically grounded survival thriller about a Black farming family defending their ancestral land against violent encroachment in a dystopian future.

Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.

Questions people ask

  • Is 40 Acres violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is 40 Acres scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is 40 Acres sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is 40 Acres easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does 40 Acres end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like 40 Acres

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 40 Acres

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 40 Acres, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 40 Acres, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 40 Acres, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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