Bethany

Bethany

Directed by James Cullen Bressack

Produced by Brilliant Screen Studios, Grit Film Works

201790 min5.3 / 10

A haunted-house psychological horror that uses a childhood home and maternal trauma as the primary source of dread, blending supernatural ambiguity with intimate psychological damage.

Claire and her husband find themselves moving back into Claire's childhood home only to have the abusive and traumatic memories of her mother come back to haunt her. As her husband starts to get more work, Claire finds herself mixed up in a fog of past and present with a mysterious figure haunting her memories. What is this small figure that is trying to reach out to her, and what does it want?

Questions people ask

  • Is Bethany sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Bethany scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

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

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

  • Is Bethany violent? 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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Bethany

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bethany

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bethany, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bethany, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bethany, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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