Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

The Beginning Of The End

Directed by Martin Barnewitz

Produced by Ghost House Pictures, Stage 6 Films

200994 min5.4 / 10

A rural horror prequel about a desperate farmer who unknowingly unleashes an evil force through a cursed scarecrow, trading his mounting despair for supernatural dread.

The family man farmer John Rollins is stressed with his financial situation: the crows and the lack of irrigation are destroying his crop of corn; the bank is near closure of his mortgage; he does not have credit to fix the water pump or to buy seeds; and his marriage is in crisis and his wife Mary is giving too much attention to her friend Tommy. When John accidentally discovers a hidden compartment in the barn, he finds a creepy scarecrow but his son Michael makes him promise to destroy it. However, his neighbor Jude Weatherby visits him, gives a six-pack of beer to the abstemious John and convinces him to put the scarecrow in the cornfield. Out of the blue, the life of John changes: the crows die; the pump works again irrigating the land; and the banker responsible for the closure has an accident and dies. However, he feels that his land is possessed by something evil that is threatening his beloved family.

Questions people ask

  • Is Messengers 2: The Scarecrow scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Messengers 2: The Scarecrow violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Messengers 2: The Scarecrow end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Messengers 2: The Scarecrow easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Messengers 2: The Scarecrow sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Messengers 2: The Scarecrow, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Messengers 2: The Scarecrow, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Messengers 2: The Scarecrow, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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