Martyrs Lane

Martyrs Lane

A ghost story.

Directed by Ruth Platt

Produced by Ipso Facto Productions, Lipsync Productions

202297 min6.0 / 10

A haunting supernatural drama centered on a grieving mother-daughter bond, where a ghostly visitor brings both comfort and existential dread.

Leah, 10, has terrible nightmares. Her mother seems distant somehow, lost in her thoughts. A small, nightly visitor brings Leah comfort, but soon Leah will realize that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.

Questions people ask

  • Is Martyrs Lane sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Martyrs Lane scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

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

  • Is Martyrs Lane easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Martyrs Lane 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.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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