Derailed

Derailed

They never saw it coming.

Directed by Mikael Håfström

Produced by di Bonaventura Pictures, Patalex V Productions Limited

2005108 min6.4 / 10

A tense, morally murky thriller about infidelity and blackmail that traps its protagonists in escalating violence and paranoia.

When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.

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

  • Is Derailed one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 89% of films.

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

  • Is Derailed violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

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

  • Does Derailed end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

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Rarity16

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Surprise56

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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