Darby and the Dead

Darby and the Dead

Ghosted but not gone.

Directed by Silas Howard

Produced by 20th Century Studios, Footprint Features

2022100 min5.9 / 10

A warm, playful high school comedy about an isolated girl with supernatural abilities who finds unexpected friendship and belonging through helping others.

After Darby Harper suffered a near-death experience as a child, she gained the ability to see ghosts. To combat the existential boredom of high school, she runs a side business counseling local spirits in her spare time. When an unexpected occurrence happens between Darby and Capri, the most popular girl at her high school, Darby reluctantly agrees to help her and in the process learns how to fit in with the living world again.

Questions people ask

  • Does Darby and the Dead end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Darby and the Dead scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Darby and the Dead easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Darby and the Dead violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Darby and the Dead 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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