Dread

Dread

Your Time Will Come.

Directed by Anthony DiBlasi

Produced by Midnight Picture Show, Matador Pictures

2009108 min5.5 / 10

A brutal, claustrophobic horror film that weaponizes psychological fear and primal dread through the eyes of a hidden psychopath, delivering sustained tension and graphic violence.

Three college students set out to document what other people dread the most. However, one of the three turns out to secretly be a sadistic psychopath who uses this knowledge to gruesomely torture the subjects.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dread scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Dread violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.

  • Is Dread easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Dread end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Dread sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Dread, and what each one shares →

Like Dread

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Dread

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dread, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Dread, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dread, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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