Escape Clause

Escape Clause

Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith

Produced by MGM Television, Showtime Networks

199699 min4.8 / 10

A dark thriller centered on betrayal and murder-for-hire, where a man discovers his wife's lethal plot and becomes entangled in a web of suspicion and mystery.

A man finds out that his wife has paid $10,000 to have him killed. Then both the would-be killer and the wife turn up dead ...

Questions people ask

  • Is Escape Clause scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

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

  • Does Escape Clause end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Escape Clause violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Escape Clause 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Escape Clause

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Escape Clause

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Escape Clause, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Escape Clause, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Escape Clause, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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