Brainscan

Brainscan

Wanna play? I dare you.

Directed by John Flynn

Produced by Admire Productions Ltd., Coral Productions

199496 min6.1 / 10

A paranoid sci-fi horror about the blurred line between virtual simulation and reality, where a lonely teenager's immersion in a hypnotic murder game manifests as actual crime.

A lonely teenage horror fan and video gamer plays a new immersive and hypnotic computer game where he becomes a psychopathic killer, but when he emerges, he finds that the murder has actually happened.

Questions people ask

  • Is Brainscan scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Brainscan violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

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

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

  • Is Brainscan 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.

39/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise48

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Brainscan, and what each one shares →

Like Brainscan

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Brainscan

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Brainscan, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Brainscan, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Brainscan, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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