Chernobyl Diaries

Chernobyl Diaries

Ten years ago, the Ukrainian government let tourists visit the area around Chernobyl. They said it was safe...it wasn't.

Directed by Bradley Parker

Produced by Oren Peli / Brian Witten Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment

201288 min5.3 / 10

A found-footage horror thriller that uses the real-world dread of Chernobyl as a backdrop for a survival-horror scenario driven by paranoia and isolation.

A group of six tourists looking to go off the beaten path, hire an 'extreme tour guide' who, ignoring warnings, takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but now a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years earlier. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, the group members find themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone.

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Questions people ask

  • Does Chernobyl Diaries end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Chernobyl Diaries easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Chernobyl Diaries one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 88% of films.

  • Is Chernobyl Diaries scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Chernobyl Diaries violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Chernobyl Diaries 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise30

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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