How to Be Alone

How to Be Alone

Directed by Kate Trefry

Produced by Valparaiso Pictures, 4WT Media

201913 min6.2 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological horror that uses surreal, body-horror imagery to externalize one woman's mental breakdown and inner turmoil during a night alone.

When her husband leaves for a night shift, a woman battles physical manifestations of her repressed fears and desires.

Questions people ask

  • Is How to Be Alone scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Does How to Be Alone end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is How to Be Alone sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is How to Be Alone easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is How to Be Alone violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity68

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like How to Be Alone, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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