Encounter

Encounter

When you stand by each other, you can get through anything.

Directed by Michael Pearce

Produced by Amazon Studios, RAW

2021108 min6.3 / 10

A tense family survival thriller that uses an alien threat as a backdrop for a father's desperate attempt to protect his sons and their bond through escalating danger.

A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Encounter scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Encounter sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Encounter violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Does Encounter end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Encounter easy watching? 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.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Encounter, and what each one shares →

Like Encounter

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Encounter

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Encounter, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Encounter, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Encounter, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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