Blood and Lace

Blood and Lace

SHOCK after SHOCK after SHOCK as DESIRE drives a bargain with MURDER!

Directed by Philip S. Gilbert

Produced by American International Pictures

197187 min5.7 / 10

A proto-slasher thriller built on paranoia and trauma, where a traumatized orphan navigates a sinister institution harboring violent secrets.

After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death while they are asleep in bed, teen-aged Ellie Masters is sent to an isolated orphanage run by a mysterious woman and her handyman, both whom she comes to suspect are hiding dark secrets.

Questions people ask

  • Is Blood and Lace scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Blood and Lace end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Blood and Lace easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Blood and Lace violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Blood and Lace sad? Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity28

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise56

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Blood and Lace

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blood and Lace, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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