Blackmail Boy

Blackmail Boy

Blackmail leads to murder in a small town.

Directed by Michalis Reppas, Thanasis Papathanasiou

Produced by MEGA TV, FILMNET

2003100 min5.3 / 10

A dark provincial drama where blackmail and murder erupt from beneath the surface of ordinary family life, exposing the ruthlessness hidden in respectable bourgeois facades.

In the small, closed community of a provincial town, Magda tries to maintain a balance within a family facing many serious problems. The families apparently normal, bourgeois, every-day life will crack open, bringing to the surface hatred and passions of the kind that lie well-hidden in the mists of the nearby lake. An intense plot and a totally unexpected ending make up this film, which features characters who are vulnerable, innocent and ordinary, but who become ruthless and callous, worrying only about protecting their financial resources. The offences are disproportionately serious compared to the financial benefits they try to secure

Questions people ask

  • Is Blackmail Boy scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Blackmail Boy sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Blackmail Boy end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Blackmail Boy violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Blackmail Boy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Blackmail Boy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Blackmail Boy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Blackmail Boy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Blackmail Boy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blackmail Boy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit