Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jackals easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Jackals end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Jackals

Name: Jackals
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2017
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Johnathon Schaech, Deborah Kara Unger, Nick Roux, Alyssa Julia Smith

Family first.

Directed by Kevin Greutert

Produced by Tommy Alastra Productions

201786 min5.4 / 10

A tense siege thriller that weaponizes family dysfunction and cult ideology into a claustrophobic nightmare of paranoia and violence.

Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

Clusters

Cursed Revenge Pacts Fame and Celebrity Culture Period Setting By Decade

Genres

Horror Thriller

Keywords

Cult 1980s

Questions people ask

Is Jackals scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Jackals violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Jackals easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Jackals end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Jackals sad? 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.

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