Black Dragons

Black Dragons

It's the picture that has the whole town shivering!

Directed by William Nigh

Produced by Banner Productions, Monogram Pictures

194264 min4.6 / 10

A wartime thriller built on paranoia and body-horror substitution, where Nazi-Japanese conspirators replace American leaders with surgically altered doppelgängers.

It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr. Melcher, to travel to Japan on a secret mission. There he operates on six Japanese conspirators, transforming them to resemble six American leaders. The actual leaders are murdered and replaced with their likeness.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Does Black Dragons end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Black Dragons sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Black Dragons violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity35

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Black Dragons

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Black Dragons

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Black Dragons, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Black Dragons, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Black Dragons, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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