Don't Leave Home

Don't Leave Home

Directed by Michael Tully

Produced by Indie Entertainment, Salem Street Entertainment

201886 min4.7 / 10

A slow-burn psychological thriller about obsession and folklore that trades conventional scares for mounting dread and interpretive uncertainty.

An American artist's obsession with a disturbing urban legend leads her to an investigation of the story's origins at the crumbling estate of a reclusive painter in Ireland.

Questions people ask

  • Is Don't Leave Home scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Don't Leave Home end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Don't Leave Home sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Don't Leave Home easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Don't Leave Home 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Don't Leave Home

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Don't Leave Home

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Don't Leave Home, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Don't Leave Home, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Don't Leave Home, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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