Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

Seeing is Deceiving

Directed by Edward A Palmer

201877 min5.8 / 10

A dark psychological thriller about captivity and manipulation that uses memory loss and unreliable perception to blur the line between victim and complicity.

Ruby wakes from a bad dream to find herself in a real life nightmare. She's trapped in a basement, her legs are broken and she can't remember who she is or how she got there. Her kidnapper, Tom, tells her she will remain captive until she falls in love with him. Ruby is focused on trying to escape until Tom starts helping her to remember her past and she begins to question everything.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hippopotamus scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Hippopotamus easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

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

  • Is Hippopotamus sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Hippopotamus violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

44/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise45

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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