Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Alpha end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Alpha easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Alpha

Name: Alpha
Genre: Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 2025
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Mélissa Boros, Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Emma Mackey, Finnegan Oldfield

Love leaves a mark.

Directed by Julia Ducournau

Produced by Mandarin & Compagnie, Kallouche Cinéma

2025128 min6.2 / 10

A dark, intimate coming-of-age horror about a mother-daughter relationship fractured by a mysterious, body-altering affliction that transforms love into dread.

Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.

Clusters

Monster Movies About Trauma Unresolved Grief Stories Paranoid Reality Breakdown Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Family Relationships

Genres

Horror Drama Science Fiction

Keywords

Coming Of Age Disease Pandemic Mother Daughter Relationship Body Horror Depressing

Questions people ask

Is Alpha sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Alpha scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Alpha end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Alpha easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Alpha 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.

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