Minutes to Midnight

Minutes to Midnight

Pray these strangers don't come calling

Directed by Christopher Ray

Produced by Possum on the Half Shell Productions, DeInstitutionalized

201891 min4.2 / 10

A tense slasher thriller set during New Year's Eve at an isolated ski lodge, where a group of strangers faces systematic hunting by masked killers with unclear motives.

On the cusp of New Year's Eve, seven friends and a mysterious backpacker converge at a desolate ski lodge in the mountains when they are systematically hunted down by ruthless masked men with a cryptic agenda.

Questions people ask

  • Is Minutes to Midnight scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Minutes to Midnight violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Minutes to Midnight easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Minutes to Midnight end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Minutes to Midnight sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Minutes to Midnight

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Minutes to Midnight

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Minutes to Midnight, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Minutes to Midnight, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Minutes to Midnight, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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