Genocide

Genocide

Directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu

Produced by Shochiku

196884 min5.1 / 10

A bleak, surreal Cold War nightmare where killer insects become a vehicle for exploring nuclear annihilation and the absurdity of human destruction.

A group of military personnel transporting a hydrogen bomb are left to figure out how and why swarms of killer bugs took down their plane; the answer is more deliriously nihilistic, and convoluted, than they could imagine.

Questions people ask

  • Is Genocide scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

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

  • Does Genocide end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Genocide violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Genocide sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Genocide

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Genocide

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Genocide, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Genocide, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Genocide, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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