Nightmare Detective

Nightmare Detective

You die in the dream, you die for real.

Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto

Produced by Kaijyu Theater, Movie-Eye Entertainment

2007105 min6.1 / 10

A surreal, nightmarish J-horror thriller that blurs the boundary between dream and reality while investigating a series of impossible suicides.

When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.

Questions people ask

  • Is Nightmare Detective scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Nightmare Detective sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Nightmare Detective end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

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

  • Is Nightmare Detective violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Nightmare Detective

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Nightmare Detective

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Nightmare Detective, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Nightmare Detective, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Nightmare Detective, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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