
Blackout
His obsession would become her nightmare.
Directed by Douglas Hickox
Produced by HBO Films, Roger Gimbel Productions
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.
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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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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.

























































