Natural Enemies

Natural Enemies

Directed by Jeff Kanew

Produced by Utopia

1979100 min6.0 / 10

A harrowing psychological descent into suicidal ideation and familial murder, examining one man's complete loss of meaning and connection.

Paul Steward, editor of a scientific journal, considers his life to be an empty failure. Awake one morning after a sleepless night, he comes to a decision: this evening he will take a rifle and shoot and kill his wife, their three children and then himself.

Questions people ask

  • Is Natural Enemies easy watching? No. Less comforting than 100% of films.

  • Does Natural Enemies end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.

  • Is Natural Enemies sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is Natural Enemies violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Natural Enemies scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% 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.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity91

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Natural Enemies

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Same Mood as Natural Enemies

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Like Natural Enemies, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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