Condemned

Condemned

Death is the only escape

Directed by Eli Morgan Gesner

Produced by Caliber Media Company

201583 min3.5 / 10

A claustrophobic, visceral horror film about a viral outbreak in a condemned building that transforms residents into violent killers, emphasizing graphic violence and paranoia over character depth.

Fed up with her parents' bickering, poor-little-rich-girl Maya (Dylan Penn) moves in with her boyfriend who is squatting in an old, condemned building on Manhattan's Lower East Side. With neighbors that are meth heads, junkies and degenerates, this depraved hell hole is even more toxic than it appears: After a virus born from their combined noxious waste and garbage infects the building's residents, one by one, they succumb to a terrifying pathogen that turns them into bloodthirsty, rampaging killers and transforms their building into a savage slaughterhouse.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Condemned easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Condemned end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Condemned violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is Condemned sad? Not especially. Less sad 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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love2

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Condemned

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Condemned

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Condemned, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Condemned, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Condemned, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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