Bastard

Bastard

The lucky ones die first.

Directed by Patrick Robert Young, Powell Robinson

Produced by Big Bad Film, Bloody Lip Productions

201582 min4.6 / 10

A bleak slasher thriller that traps morally compromised strangers in a mountain town with a masked killer, prioritizing visceral dread and body-count tension over character development.

Five strangers - newlywed serial killers, a suicidal, depressed policeman, and two young runaways with a secret - become suspects and potential victims when a masked murderer makes its presence known in an isolated mountain town.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bastard scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Bastard violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Does Bastard end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Bastard easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Bastard sad? Yes. More sad than 75% 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Bastard

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bastard

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bastard, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bastard, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bastard, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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