Before the Fire

Before the Fire

There's no place like home

Directed by Charlie Buhler

202092 min5.7 / 10

A tense homecoming thriller where a woman's return to her rural roots during a pandemic is shadowed by a dangerous figure from her past, balancing family sanctuary against mounting threat.

Deep in the throes of a global pandemic, up and coming TV star, Ava Boone, is forced to flee the mounting chaos in Los Angeles and return to her rural hometown. But as she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past – threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary.

Questions people ask

  • Is Before the Fire scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Before the Fire sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Before the Fire violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Before the Fire end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Before the Fire easy watching? 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as Before the Fire

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Before the Fire, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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