High Strung

High Strung

The story of a guy with a few too many hang-ups.

Directed by Roger Nygard

Produced by Film Brigade

199294 min5.9 / 10

A darkly comedic, paranoia-soaked character study of a misanthropic writer spiraling through a single day toward an ominous, mysterious deadline.

Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning, and, since pretty much everyone and everything annoys him, begins another day of complaining to himself. However, the day proves to be much different than normal when Thane begins to recieve strange phone calls, letters, and voices in his head, all indicating that something will happen at 8 o'clock. As the day goes on, Thane rants and raves about the things that annoy him, as the clock slowly ticks closer and closer to his destiny.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is High Strung easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is High Strung violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is High Strung sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like High Strung, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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