Here Before

Here Before

The living can haunt you.

Directed by Stacey Gregg

Produced by BBC Film, Northern Ireland Screen

202283 min5.5 / 10

A haunting psychological drama about grief and obsession, where a bereaved mother's desperate belief in reincarnation blurs the line between hope and delusion.

Haunted by the death of her young daughter, a distraught woman develops an all-consuming obsession with a girl she believes is her reincarnated child.

Questions people ask

  • Is Here Before sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Does Here Before end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Here Before scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Here Before easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Here Before violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity69

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Here Before

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Here Before

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Here Before, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Here Before, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Here Before, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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