Coldwater

Coldwater

We Will Re-Adjust You.

Directed by Vincent Grashaw

Produced by Gare Farrand Entertainment, Flying Pig Productions

2013104 min6.4 / 10

A grim institutional drama about a troubled teen's brutal struggle for survival in a harsh wilderness reform facility, anchored by the gradual revelation of the trauma that brought him there.

A teenage boy is sent to a juvenile reform facility in the wilderness. As we learn about the tragic events that sent him there, his struggle becomes one for survival with the inmates, counselors, and the retired war colonel in charge.

Questions people ask

  • Is Coldwater scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

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

  • Is Coldwater sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Coldwater violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Coldwater end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity6

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise49

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Coldwater

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Coldwater

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Coldwater, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Coldwater, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Coldwater, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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