Chimera Strain

Chimera Strain

DO YOU WANT TO LIVE FOREVER?

Directed by Maurice Haeems

201880 min4.1 / 10

A dark, high-concept thriller about a desperate father's morally compromised quest to cheat death, grounded in scientific ambition but haunted by familial tragedy.

A brilliant but disturbed scientist freezes his children alive, while he races to cure their deadly genetic disease by decoding the DNA of the immortal Turritopsis jellyfish.

Questions people ask

  • Is Chimera Strain sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Chimera Strain easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Chimera Strain end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Chimera Strain scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Chimera Strain violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise1

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Chimera Strain

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chimera Strain

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chimera Strain, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chimera Strain, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chimera Strain, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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