Cub

Cub

Be prepared.

Directed by Jonas Govaerts

Produced by Potemkino, Splendid Film

201485 min5.5 / 10

A dark horror film that weaponizes the summer camp setting and childhood imagination against a young protagonist, blending scout nostalgia with visceral dread and a psychotic killer.

Over-imaginative 12 year-old Sam heads off to the woods to summer scout camp with his pack convinced that he will encounter a monster...

Questions people ask

  • Is Cub scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is Cub violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

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

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

  • Is Cub sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Cub, and what each one shares →

Like Cub

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cub

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cub, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cub, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cub, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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