Among the Living

Among the Living

What horrible fascination did this monster have for women?

Directed by Stuart Heisler

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194169 min6.1 / 10

A noir-inflected thriller about a dangerous madman's escape and the psychological terror he inflicts on his innocent twin, built on paranoia and moral corruption.

A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.

Questions people ask

  • Does Among the Living end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Among the Living easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Among the Living scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Among the Living sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Among the Living violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Like Among the Living, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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