Maléfique

Maléfique

Will you make it out alive?

Directed by Eric Valette

Produced by Bee Movies, Fidélité Productions

200390 min5.9 / 10

A claustrophobic supernatural horror about prisoners who invoke dark forces to escape, only to discover the book's true cost.

Four prisoners discover a handwritten book of black magic in their cell, and decide to use it to escape.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Maléfique easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Maléfique violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.

  • Does Maléfique end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Maléfique 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Maléfique

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Maléfique

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Maléfique, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Maléfique, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Maléfique, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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