
Nightmaster
Obsession is the deadliest weapon.
Directed by Mark Joffe
Produced by Somerset Film Productions, Cine-Funds Limited
A tense 1980s thriller about high school students drawn into an obsessive instructor's dangerous game where simulation bleeds into lethal reality.
By day, Robbie (Tom Jennings) and his girlfriend, Amy (Nicole Kidman) are high school students. By night, they become top contenders in highly competitive simulated war games designed to test their athletic abilities and intellectual superiority. Although Robbie is a champion of the game, he soon realizes the extent of his instructor's fanatic extremes and the once-friendly game becomes real-life... and real life becomes a deadly game.
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Questions people ask
Is Nightmaster scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Nightmaster violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does Nightmaster end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Nightmaster easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Nightmaster sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Nightmaster
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Nightmaster
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Nightmaster, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Nightmaster, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Nightmaster, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































