Gremlin

Gremlin

Big things come in small packages

Directed by Ryan Bellgardt

Produced by Gitsyl Movie

201790 min3.9 / 10

A dark, paranoia-soaked horror film that weaponizes familial bonds through an inescapable curse, forcing impossible moral choices.

A man receives a mysterious box containing a terrible secret, a creature that will kill everyone else in his family unless he passes it on to someone he loves to continue its never-ending circulation.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Gremlin easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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

  • Is Gremlin violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Gremlin sad? Yes. More sad than 75% 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Gremlin

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gremlin

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gremlin, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gremlin, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gremlin, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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