Ghost in the Machine

Ghost in the Machine

Plug in to your worst nightmare

Directed by Rachel Talalay

Produced by 20th Century Fox

199395 min4.7 / 10

A technophobic thriller that weaponizes domestic technology against a vulnerable mother and son, trapping them in a paranoid nightmare where their own home becomes the killer's instrument.

After a freak, fatal accident, the soul Karl—aka The Address Book Killer—ends up trapped in the electrical grid. He targets Terry and her son for his next victims, turning home technology against them as deadly weapons.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ghost in the Machine scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Ghost in the Machine easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Ghost in the Machine violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Does Ghost in the Machine end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Ghost in the Machine sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

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 Ghost in the Machine

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ghost in the Machine

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ghost in the Machine, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ghost in the Machine, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ghost in the Machine, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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