Freshwater

Freshwater

Directed by Brandeis Berry

201783 min3.5 / 10

A genre-blending slasher-creature feature that combines human predator and animal threat to deliver sustained dread and violence at a remote lake setting.

A new take on the classic story of a group of twenty-something kids' weekend of terror at the lake house.

Questions people ask

  • Is Freshwater scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Freshwater violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

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

  • Is Freshwater sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Freshwater easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

5/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love2

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Freshwater

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Freshwater

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Freshwater, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Freshwater, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Freshwater, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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