Derren Brown: Sacrifice

Derren Brown: Sacrifice

Directed by Derren Brown

Produced by Vaudeville Productions

201849 min7.2 / 10

A deeply unsettling psychological thriller-documentary that uses manipulation and misdirection to explore the limits of human suggestibility and moral choice.

Illusionist Derren Brown concocts a psychological experiment in which he tries to manipulate an ordinary person into taking a bullet for a stranger.

Questions people ask

  • Is Derren Brown: Sacrifice scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Derren Brown: Sacrifice easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Derren Brown: Sacrifice end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Derren Brown: Sacrifice sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Derren Brown: Sacrifice 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.

78/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Derren Brown: Sacrifice

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Derren Brown: Sacrifice

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Derren Brown: Sacrifice, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Derren Brown: Sacrifice, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Derren Brown: Sacrifice, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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