Doomwatch

Doomwatch

An ecological nightmare gone berserk!

Directed by Peter Sasdy

Produced by Tigon British Film Productions

197292 min6.1 / 10

A grim ecological horror film where industrial contamination transforms ordinary people into violent monsters, blending body-horror dread with environmental anxiety.

The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.

Questions people ask

  • Does Doomwatch end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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

  • Is Doomwatch violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

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

  • Is Doomwatch sad? 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.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise65

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Doomwatch

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Doomwatch

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Doomwatch, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Doomwatch, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Doomwatch, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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