Dark Touch

Dark Touch

What does evil look like?

Directed by Marina de Van

Produced by Element Pictures, Eurimages

201390 min5.1 / 10

A dark, surreal horror film centered on a traumatized child survivor whose violent past bleeds into her present, isolating her from those trying to help.

Niamh is the lone survivor of a mysterious massacre in which the furniture and objects in her family’s isolated house took on a monstrous life of their own. The police ignore her wild stories, and the neighbours and social worker who take her into their care try to introduce her to a new life. But Niamh is unable to leave her violent past behind her, endangering everyone who crosses her path.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dark Touch sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Dark Touch scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Does Dark Touch end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Dark Touch easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Dark Touch violent? Yes. More violent than 83% 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Dark Touch

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Dark Touch

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dark Touch, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Dark Touch, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dark Touch, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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