Hold the Dark
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Produced by Addictive Pictures, filmscience
A bleak, morally murky thriller set in frozen Alaska that uses a wolf-hunting premise to uncover darker human secrets and violence.
In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.
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Questions people ask
Is Hold the Dark scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does Hold the Dark end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Hold the Dark sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Hold the Dark easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Hold the Dark violent? Yes. More violent than 83% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Hold the Dark, and what each one shares →
Like Hold the Dark
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Hold the Dark
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Hold the Dark, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Hold the Dark, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Hold the Dark, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
