Homunculus

Homunculus

Directed by Takashi Shimizu

Produced by Booster Project, avex pictures

2021119 min6.0 / 10

A dark, cerebral supernatural thriller that uses literal trepanation as a gateway to exploring the hidden darkness within human consciousness.

A homeless man meets a medical school student who pays him to volunteer for a surgical procedure known as trepanation, drilling a hole in his skull, which ends up giving him the ability to communicate with the dark side of people’s subconscious minds.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Homunculus easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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

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

  • Is Homunculus 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise29

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Homunculus

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Homunculus

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Homunculus, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Homunculus, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Homunculus, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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