Alison's Birthday

Alison's Birthday

She'll never forget her party… and neither will you!

Directed by Ian Coughlan

Produced by David Hannay Productions, Australian Film Commission

198199 min5.2 / 10

A supernatural horror film centered on a Ouija board warning that unfolds across three years, blending possession and body-swap elements with mounting dread.

During a Ouija board session with her teenaged friends, 16-year-old Alison gets a message from beyond the grave not to go home for her birthday three years later.

Questions people ask

  • Is Alison's Birthday scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Alison's Birthday end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Alison's Birthday easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Alison's Birthday sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Alison's Birthday 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Alison's Birthday, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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