Noctem

Noctem

Directed by Marcos Cabotá

Produced by Strange Friends, Blues Films

201797 min5.1 / 10

A found-footage thriller that uses recovered cell phones and paranormal mystery to build dread around two missing friends and the terrifying truth their devices reveal.

Adrian and Esteban have been missing for a year. The police are at a standstill, despite having found their personal belongings in Cozumel, an island 12 miles away from the Riviera Maya. Alex friend of both, manages to get their cell phones, with which he will start his own parallel research. And he will discover that the truth is much more terrifying than you could imagine.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Noctem sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Noctem easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Noctem violent? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity57

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Noctem

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Noctem

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Noctem, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Noctem, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Noctem, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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