Cigarette Burns

Cigarette Burns

Directed by John Carpenter

Produced by Reunion Pictures, IDT Entertainment

200559 min7.3 / 10

A dark, paranoia-soaked descent into madness and corruption centered on a cursed film that corrupts all who view it, blending psychological horror with existential dread.

With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cigarette Burns scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Cigarette Burns easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Cigarette Burns end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Cigarette Burns sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Cigarette Burns violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

Written about

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise88

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Cigarette Burns

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cigarette Burns

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cigarette Burns, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cigarette Burns, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cigarette Burns, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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