Head Count

Head Count

There's something strange going on here.

Directed by Elle Callahan

Produced by Godmother Industries

201990 min5.3 / 10

A paranoid supernatural thriller where a careless ritual summons a shape-shifting entity that systematically turns a group of friends against each other in the desert.

Newcomer Evan joins a group of teens on a getaway in Joshua Tree. While exchanging ghost stories around the campfire, Evan reads aloud a mysterious chant from an internet site. From that moment, someone - or something - is among them.

Questions people ask

  • Is Head Count scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

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

  • Is Head Count easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Head Count violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Head Count sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Head Count

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Head Count

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Head Count, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Head Count, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Head Count, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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