
Desperate Hours
Desire is the deadliest weapon of all.
Directed by Michael Cimino
Produced by Dino de Laurentiis Communications
A tense home-invasion thriller centered on an escaped convict's psychological domination of a trapped family, driven by paranoia and the threat of violence.
An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Desperate Hours one of a kind? No. Less singular than 92% of films.
Is Desperate Hours scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Desperate Hours end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Desperate Hours easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Desperate Hours violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is Desperate Hours sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Desperate Hours, and what each one shares →
Like Desperate Hours
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Desperate Hours
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Desperate Hours, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Desperate Hours, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Desperate Hours, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































