Hunting Grounds

Hunting Grounds

Directed by John Portanova

Produced by Votiv Films, The October People

201591 min5.0 / 10

A creature-feature horror that uses a Sasquatch invasion to externalize a grieving family's internal fractures and guilt.

After losing their home following a devastating tragedy, a father and son are forced to move to an old family cabin. Neither reacts well to being thrown into this new world. The son's attempts to relate to his father are complicated when two old friends arrive for a weekend of hunting. This trip into the forest will unearth not only buried feelings of guilt and betrayal, but also a tribe of Sasquatch that are determined to protect their land.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hunting Grounds violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

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

  • Is Hunting Grounds sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

  • Does Hunting Grounds end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Hunting Grounds

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hunting Grounds

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hunting Grounds, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hunting Grounds, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hunting Grounds, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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