Black Box

Black Box

There is no escape from who you really are.

Directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.

Produced by Black Bar Mitzvah, Blumhouse Television

2020100 min6.4 / 10

A philosophical horror-sci-fi meditation on identity and loss, where an amnesiac father's experimental treatment forces him to confront fundamental questions about who he is beneath memory and grief.

After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.

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  • Is Black Box sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Black Box one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 85% of films.

  • Is Black Box violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Black Box scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Black Box end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Black Box easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise30

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Black Box

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Like Black Box, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Black Box, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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