Arcade

Arcade

The Game Wants to Play With You.

Directed by Albert Pyun

Produced by Full Moon Entertainment

199385 min4.7 / 10

A 90s sci-fi horror thriller that traps teenagers in a malevolent virtual reality game, blending arcade nostalgia with body-horror paranoia and digital imprisonment.

Alex Manning and her friends decide to visit the local video arcade known as "Dante's Inferno" where a new virtual reality arcade game called "Arcade" is being test marketed by a computer company CEO. However, it soon becomes clear that the teenagers who lose are being imprisoned inside the virtual reality world by the central villain "Arcade" and takes over their minds.

Questions people ask

  • Is Arcade scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Arcade end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Arcade violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Arcade sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Arcade easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Arcade

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Arcade

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Arcade, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Arcade, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Arcade, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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