Detention

Detention

Staying after school can be murder!

Directed by James D.R. Hickox

Produced by KNM Home Entertainment GmbH

201090 min3.5 / 10

A high-school horror-thriller that blends supernatural scares with dark comedy, trapping students in a haunted detention where they must confront a vengeful past.

A group of high school students are sent to Detention. Abandoned and locked in, images of Ghosts appear as they attempt to escape, only to find themselves connected to a past horrific death and made responsible for it with their lives.

Questions people ask

  • Is Detention scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

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

  • Does Detention end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Detention violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Detention 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise1

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love2

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Detention

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Detention

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Detention, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Detention, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Detention, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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