Master

Master

This school is cursed.

Directed by Mariama Diallo

Produced by Amazon Studios, Animal Kingdom

202298 min5.2 / 10

A cerebral, ambiguous horror-drama that uses supernatural dread and institutional racism to explore systemic haunting and the weight of historical trauma on Black women navigating elite spaces.

At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, two black women strive to find their place. Navigating politics and privilege, they encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the school's haunted past… and present.

Questions people ask

  • Is Master sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

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

  • Is Master easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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

  • Is Master 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity68

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Master

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Master

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Master, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Master, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Master, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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