Deathwatch

Deathwatch

Deliver them from evil.

Directed by MJ Bassett

Produced by Q&Q Medien, Portobello Pictures

200294 min5.7 / 10

A claustrophobic supernatural horror set in the trenches of WWI that uses the horrors of war as a backdrop for psychological and supernatural dread.

In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon, however, strange things being to happen as a sense of evil descends on the trench and the British begin turn on each other.

Questions people ask

  • Is Deathwatch scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

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

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

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

  • Is Deathwatch one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 87% of films.

  • Is Deathwatch sad? Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Deathwatch

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Deathwatch

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Deathwatch, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Deathwatch, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Deathwatch, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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