Nightmare Cinema

Nightmare Cinema

The price of admission is your life

Directed by Mick Garris, Joe Dante, Ryuhei Kitamura, Alejandro Brugués, David Slade

Produced by Cinelou Films, Cranked Up Films

2018119 min5.8 / 10

A darkly supernatural horror anthology where a ghostly projectionist traps vulnerable people in their own nightmares, blending visceral scares with paranormal dread.

A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings.

Questions people ask

  • Does Nightmare Cinema end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Nightmare Cinema scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Nightmare Cinema violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Nightmare Cinema easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Nightmare Cinema 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity39

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise45

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Nightmare Cinema, and what each one shares →

Like Nightmare Cinema

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Nightmare Cinema

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Nightmare Cinema, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Nightmare Cinema, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Nightmare Cinema, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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