Dark Ride

Dark Ride

The Last Ride You'll Ever Take...

Directed by Craig Singer

Produced by Lionsgate, Blue Omega Entertainment

200694 min4.8 / 10

A straightforward slasher thriller that traps college kids in a carnival attraction with an escaped psychopath, relying on genre conventions of stalking, violence, and survival.

Ten years after he brutally murdered two girls, a killer escapes from a mental institution and returns to his turf, the theme park attraction called Dark Ride. About to crash his path are a group of college kids on a road trip who stumble across the park.

Questions people ask

  • Does Dark Ride end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Dark Ride violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Dark Ride scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

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

  • Is Dark Ride sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Dark Ride

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Dark Ride

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dark Ride, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Dark Ride, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dark Ride, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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