Darkon

Darkon

Directed by Luke Meyer, Andrew Neel

Produced by SeeThink Films, Ovie Productions

200693 min6.9 / 10

A warm, playful documentary portrait of a passionate LARP community finding belonging and creative expression through shared fantasy adventure.

Darkon is an award-winning feature-length documentary film that follows the real-life adventures of the Darkon Wargaming Club in Baltimore, Maryland, a group of fantasy live-action role-playing (LARP) gamers.

Questions people ask

  • Is Darkon scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Darkon easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Darkon violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Darkon sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Darkon end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise79

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Darkon

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Darkon

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Darkon, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Darkon, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Darkon, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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