Compound Fracture

Compound Fracture

Sins of the father.

Directed by Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein

201390 min4.3 / 10

A claustrophobic horror-thriller about family estrangement and paranoia, where a father's dementia and obsessive compound become a potential death trap.

Michael Wolffsen (Tyler Mane) receives an urgent phone call and takes his nephew and fiancee and makes the journey home to his only other living relative: his estranged, eccentric (and extremely paranoid) father, Gary (Muse Watson), who is obsessed with building an unassailable compound. Once they arrive at Gary’s modest home, surrounded by acres and acres of grounds full of cameras and other security sensors, Michael is surprised and concerned to learn that his father is in the early stages of dementia. The house is now also covered in supernatural and occult symbols. Welcome to the compound, COMPOUND FRACTURE. Will the stronghold that was designed to save them be their everlasting tomb?

Questions people ask

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

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

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

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

  • Is Compound Fracture violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Compound Fracture

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Compound Fracture

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Compound Fracture, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Compound Fracture, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Compound Fracture, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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