Crawlspace

Crawlspace

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Directed by David Schmoeller

Produced by Empire Pictures

198680 min5.3 / 10

A claustrophobic, paranoia-soaked slasher built around a deranged killer stalking trapped victims through a labyrinth of hidden passages and torture chambers.

A man who runs an apartment house for women is the demented son of a Nazi surgeon who has the house equipped with secret passageways, hidden rooms and torture and murder devices.

Questions people ask

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

  • Does Crawlspace end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Crawlspace violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

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

  • Is Crawlspace sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Crawlspace

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Crawlspace

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Crawlspace, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Crawlspace, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Crawlspace, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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