Daddy's Head

Daddy's Head

Family is everything.

Directed by Benjamin Barfoot

Produced by arthrofilm, Capture

202492 min5.9 / 10

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.

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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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