Cube

Cube

Once you're in, It's over.

Directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu

Produced by Shochiku

2021108 min5.4 / 10

A claustrophobic, high-tension survival thriller where strangers must navigate a lethal geometric maze while confronting both external traps and their own distrust.

Six complete strangers with widely varying personalities are involuntarily placed in an endless maze of interlocking cube-shaped rooms containing deadly traps.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cube scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

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

  • Is Cube violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

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

  • Is Cube 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Cube

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cube

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cube, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cube, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cube, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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