Blackout

Blackout

His obsession would become her nightmare.

Directed by Douglas Hickox

Produced by HBO Films, Roger Gimbel Productions

1985100 min5.4 / 10

A paranoid thriller about mistaken identity and obsession, where a cop's suspicion of a reconstructed killer creates mounting dread and moral ambiguity.

A police officer suspects that a local husband and father, who has recently undergone facial surgery because of injuries received in a car accident, is in reality the same man who committed a quadruple murder several years before.

Questions people ask

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

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

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

  • Is Blackout violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Blackout 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Blackout

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Blackout

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Blackout, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Blackout, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blackout, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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