Habit

Habit

One taste... and you're hooked

Directed by Simeon Halligan

Produced by Not a Number, Tin Hat Productions

201790 min5.2 / 10

A dark, visceral descent into Manchester's criminal underbelly where a desperate man is drawn into a cannibalistic horror through trauma, addiction, and moral compromise.

Manchester, the present. Michael divides his time between the job center and the pub. A chance meeting with Lee, an introduction to her Uncle Ian and a heavy night on the lash lead to a job working the door at a Northern Quarter massage parlor. After witnessing the violent death of one of the punters, Michael experiences blood-drenched flashbacks and feels himself being sucked into a twilight world that he doesn't understand but that is irresistibly attractive. When he eventually finds out what goes on in the room below Cloud 9, Michaels' life will never be the same again.

Questions people ask

  • Is Habit violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

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

  • Is Habit sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

  • Is Habit easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity35

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 Habit

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Habit

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Habit, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Habit, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Habit, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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