Encounters

Encounters

The woods have a secret

Directed by Anders Bukh

2015108 min5.0 / 10

A found-footage sci-fi horror about a film crew's mysterious disappearance in a Swedish forest, built on paranoia, alien contact, and unsettling ambiguity.

On November 18th 2011 a small Danish film crew disappeared in the woods of northern Sweden without a trace. One year later, their footage was leaked by a hacker group now known as Pandoras. This is the crew's unsettling and disturbing footage.

Questions people ask

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

  • Does Encounters end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Encounters easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

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

  • Is Encounters violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Encounters

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Encounters

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Encounters, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Encounters, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Encounters, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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