Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

No parents. No teachers. No rules... No mercy.

Directed by Harry Hook

Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment

199091 min6.4 / 10

A dark descent into savagery as stranded schoolboys devolve from civilization into tribal violence, exploring the fragility of order and the corruption of innocence.

When their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves trapped on a tropical island, miles from civilization.

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  • Is Lord of the Flies one of a kind? No. Less singular than 91% of films.

  • Is Lord of the Flies easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Lord of the Flies violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Does Lord of the Flies end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Lord of the Flies scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Lord of the Flies sad? Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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