
Daddy's Head
Family is everything.
Directed by Benjamin Barfoot
Produced by arthrofilm, Capture
A folk-horror meditation on grief and family fracture, where a shapeshifting entity wearing a dead father's face threatens the fragile bond between a widow and her stepson.
A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.
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Questions people ask
Is Daddy's Head scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.
Is Daddy's Head sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Daddy's Head easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Daddy's Head end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Daddy's Head 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Daddy's Head
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Daddy's Head
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Daddy's Head, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Daddy's Head, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Daddy's Head, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































