Altar

Altar

Some secrets are best left hidden

Directed by Nick Willing

Produced by Screen Yorkshire, Content Media Corp.

201495 min4.9 / 10

A dark, paranoia-soaked haunted house story where a family's isolation on the Yorkshire Moors becomes a crucible for supernatural dread and hidden secrets.

A young family find themselves in serious danger when they move to an isolated haunted house in the Yorkshire Moors.

Questions people ask

  • Is Altar scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Altar easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Altar end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Altar sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Altar 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Altar

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Altar

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Altar, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Altar, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Altar, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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