Needle

Needle

Ten Suspects. Six Clues. One Killer.

Directed by John V. Soto

Produced by Filmscope Entertainment

201090 min5.0 / 10

A paranoid supernatural thriller built around a cursed voodoo-doll box, where a college student must identify a killer among his peers before they're all murdered.

College student Ben inherits a curious old mechanical box that churns out voodoo dolls. When a shadowy figure starts using the box to murder Ben's friends, he must find the killer.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Needle violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Does Needle end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Needle 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Needle

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Needle

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Needle, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Needle, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Needle, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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