Leaving D.C.

Leaving D.C.

Directed by Josh Criss

201377 min5.4 / 10

A found-footage psychological horror about isolation and paranoia, where a man's retreat to the woods becomes a descent into dread and uncertainty.

After 20 years of living in Washington, D.C., Mark Klein seeks much-needed solace by moving to the remote wilds of West Virginia. To ease his loneliness, he sends regular video updates to members of his OCD-support group back in the city. But Mark gradually realizes that despite his new, isolated setting, he may not be alone. From the endless woods surrounding his home, something else is watching.

Questions people ask

  • Is Leaving D.C. scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Leaving D.C. end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Leaving D.C. sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Leaving D.C. easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Leaving D.C. 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Leaving D.C.

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 Leaving D.C., But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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