
Knives and Skin
Have you seen Carolyn Harper?
Directed by Jennifer Reeder
Produced by Chicago Film Project (CFP)
A surreal, melancholic mystery about a missing girl that becomes a vehicle for exploring teenage awakening, desire, and collective transformation in a small town.
In the wake of a high school student's mysterious disappearance, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town's teenage girls, gathering in force until it can no longer be contained.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Knives and Skin sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Knives and Skin scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does Knives and Skin end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Knives and Skin violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Knives and Skin easy watching? 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.
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
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Like Knives and Skin
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Knives and Skin
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Knives and Skin, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Knives and Skin, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Knives and Skin, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































