Beneath

Beneath

They're only friends on the surface.

Directed by Larry Fessenden

Produced by Chiller Films, Glass Eye Pix

201390 min3.7 / 10

A survival-horror film that traps a group of high school friends in a claustrophobic nightmare where predatory fish and human betrayal force impossible moral choices.

Six high school seniors celebrating with day's excursion find themselves on rowboat attacked by man-eating fish and must decide who must be sacrificed as they fight their way back to shore.

Questions people ask

  • Is Beneath easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Beneath violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

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

  • Is Beneath scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Beneath 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love2

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Beneath

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Beneath

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Beneath, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Beneath, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Beneath, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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