Assimilate

Assimilate

The enemy is you

Directed by John Murlowski

Produced by Boy Meets Girl Film Company, Sprockefeller Pictures

201993 min6.3 / 10

A paranoid sci-fi thriller about identity and trust, where perfect duplicates sow distrust among friends and community.

Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims.

Questions people ask

  • Is Assimilate scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

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

  • Is Assimilate easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Assimilate violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Assimilate sad? 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.

39/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Assimilate

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Assimilate

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Assimilate, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Assimilate, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Assimilate, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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