Larva

Larva

A terror that gets under your skin

Directed by Abram Cox

Produced by Nu Image, Active Entertainment

200596 min5.0 / 10

A body-horror sci-fi thriller about parasitic contamination and corporate malfeasance that trades on visceral dread and paranoia about unseen threats.

In Host, Missouri, the newcomer Dr. of Veterinary Science Eli Rudkus is called by the farmer Jacob Long to exam one of his cows. The veterinarian finds a strange parasite in the animal and sends it to a friend in the Department of Agriculture for research. Later, he finds the same parasite in a creek and he summons the population for a meeting, warning that the cause might be the animal food. However, Fletcher Odermatt, the wealthy owner of the local Host Tender Meals that has been providing free animal food for the farmers, brings his lawyer Hayley Anderson and discredits Eli. When a huge mutant parasite attacks Eli and Jacob, they discover that the meals are actually an experimental genetic cocktail that is growing parasites inside the cattle and people. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Larva easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Larva end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Larva sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Larva violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Larva

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Larva

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Larva, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Larva, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Larva, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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