Blink

Blink

What you can't see, can kill you.

Directed by Michael Apted

Produced by New Line Cinema

1993106 min6.1 / 10

A psychological thriller that weaponizes sensory uncertainty, trapping its protagonist—and the audience—in doubt about what is real.

Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having problems: sometimes she doesn't "remember" what she's seen until later. One night she is awakened by a commotion upstairs. Peering out of her door, she sees a shadowy figure descending the stairs. Convinced that her neighbour has been murdered she approaches the police, only to find that she is unsure if it was just her new eyes playing tricks on her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Blink scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Blink sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Does Blink end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Blink violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Blink easy watching? 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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