Operation Avalanche

Operation Avalanche

It's not a lie if you believe it.

Directed by Matt Johnson

Produced by Zapruder Films, XYZ Films

201694 min6.1 / 10

A darkly comedic found-footage thriller that blends mockumentary irreverence with genuine paranoia and conspiracy intrigue, anchored in 1960s Cold War anxiety.

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

Questions people ask

  • Is Operation Avalanche one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Is Operation Avalanche scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Operation Avalanche sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Operation Avalanche end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Operation Avalanche violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Operation Avalanche easy watching? 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.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity96

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Surprise23

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Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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