Eye of the Beast

Eye of the Beast

From the Depths of the Ocean Comes Man's Darkest Fear.

Directed by Gary Yates

Produced by Peace Arch Entertainment Group, RHI

200790 min5.0 / 10

A creature-feature thriller that blends monster-movie suspense with speculative intrigue, anchored by a skeptical scientist's gradual acceptance of an impossible threat.

This menacing monster yarn stars James Van Der Beek as government scientist Dan Leland, who's sent to investigate reported sightings of a giant squidlike beast that's put the entire population of a fishing village on edge. Though Leland starts his journey confident that this sea creature with an insatiable appetite is the stuff of old legends, a string of horrific occurrences soon begins to change his mind.

Questions people ask

  • Is Eye of the Beast scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Eye of the Beast sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Eye of the Beast end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Eye of the Beast easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Eye of the Beast 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Eye of the Beast, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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