Groupers

Groupers

Homophobia is totally gay!

Directed by Anderson Cowan

Produced by Cold Cockle Productions

2019109 min4.5 / 10

A darkly comedic, provocative thriller that uses kidnapping and confinement as a vehicle for satirizing homophobia and exploring the psychology of prejudice.

A grad student kidnaps two homophobic high-school bullies to use as her subjects in an experiment performed at the bottom of an empty swimming pool.

Questions people ask

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

  • Does Groupers end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Groupers easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Groupers sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Groupers violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity65

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Groupers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Groupers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Groupers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Groupers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Groupers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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