Cyst

Cyst

Directed by Tyler Russell

Produced by Fantomfilm, Harbor Craft Films

202068 min4.7 / 10

A campy, schlocky 1960s-set creature feature that blends horror and comedy through absurdist body-horror and deliberately over-the-top genre pastiche.

In the 1960s, a nurse's last day on her job is ruined when a doctor inadvertently creates a cyst monster that terrorizes the office.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cyst sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does Cyst end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Cyst scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Cyst easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Cyst violent? Somewhat. More violent 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Cyst

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cyst

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cyst, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cyst, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cyst, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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