Flashback

Flashback

The Past Is Killer

Directed by Michael Karen

Produced by Clasart Film, Tele München

200095 min4.9 / 10

A dark psychological horror about trauma and loss, following a woman haunted by witnessed violence as she struggles to rebuild her life after institutional confinement.

A young woman is released from an asylum where she has been since witnessing the murder of her parents, but violence continues to haunt her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Flashback sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Flashback scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Flashback end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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

  • Is Flashback violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity34

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 Flashback

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Flashback

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Flashback, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Flashback, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Flashback, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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