May the Devil Take You

May the Devil Take You

Directed by Timo Tjahjanto

Produced by Legacy Pictures, Screenplay Films

2018110 min6.2 / 10

A dark supernatural horror that builds dread through family secrets and occult forces, grounded in paranoia and spiritual malevolence.

Hoping to find answers to her estranged father's mysterious illness, a young woman visits his old villa and uncovers a horrifying truth from the past.

Questions people ask

  • Is May the Devil Take You scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is May the Devil Take You easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does May the Devil Take You end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is May the Devil Take You violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is May the Devil Take You 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.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity7

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise59

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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