Matriarch

Matriarch

She wants the life you give

Directed by Scott Vickers

Produced by New Light Films

201891 min5.1 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological thriller about a vulnerable pregnant couple trapped with deranged captors who intend to steal their unborn child.

A pregnant woman and her husband are taken in by a farmer and his wife after crashing their car in the Scottish countryside. Once inside, they realize their hosts’ daughter is a missing child from the news years earlier. Things take a sinister twist when the farmer and his wife inform the couple they intend to keep their baby once born.

Questions people ask

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

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

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

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

  • Is Matriarch 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Matriarch

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Matriarch

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Matriarch, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Matriarch, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Matriarch, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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