Deadline

Deadline

Focus your fear

Directed by Sean McConville

Produced by Films In Motion, Enso Entertainment

200989 min4.9 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological thriller that blurs the line between external horror and internal mental unraveling, trapping a writer in an abandoned house where reality becomes increasingly unreliable.

A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Deadline sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Deadline easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Deadline violent? 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity39

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Deadline

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Deadline

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Deadline, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Deadline, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Deadline, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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