Mara

Mara

If you see her, you're already dead.

Directed by Clive Tonge

Produced by Moon River Studios, Aloe Entertainment

2018100 min5.7 / 10

A paranoia-soaked supernatural thriller about an ancient sleep-demon that hunts victims through nightmares and sleep paralysis, anchored by a psychologist's desperate race against her own exhaustion.

Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie. As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same petrifying symptoms as all previous victims and spirals through a chilling nightmare to save herself and Sophie before she dares fall asleep again.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Mara scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

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

  • Is Mara one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 86% of films.

  • Does Mara end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Mara violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Mara sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Mara, and what each one shares →

Like Mara

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mara

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mara, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mara, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mara, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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