A Cold Night's Death

A Cold Night's Death

A chilling picture. An icy climax.

Directed by Jerrold Freedman

Produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, ABC Circle Films

197374 min6.1 / 10

A claustrophobic paranoia thriller set in an isolated Arctic research station where two scientists grow increasingly suspicious of an unseen presence, building dread through isolation and psychological uncertainty.

Two scientists suspect that there is someone other than their research primates inhabiting their polar station.

Questions people ask

  • Does A Cold Night's Death end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is A Cold Night's Death scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is A Cold Night's Death easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is A Cold Night's Death sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is A Cold Night's Death violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

44/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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