Parasite Dolls

Parasite Dolls

Beware the temptations of the flesh.

Directed by Naoyuki Yoshinaga, Kazuto Nakazawa

Produced by IMAGICA, Anime International Company

200385 min5.7 / 10

A dark, paranoia-soaked sci-fi thriller about the blurred boundary between human and machine, where perfect androids pose an existential threat to society.

Beauty is only skin deep, but when you can’t see beneath the skin, how can you know what you’re really dealing with? In a world where perfect androids called Boomers have infiltrated every aspect of society, it’s the job of Branch to maintain peace between the people and the plastic. Unfortunately, not all boomers are created perfect, and when boomers go bad, people die. The thin blue line that separates man from machine is about to meet its most horrifying test in Parasite Dolls.

Questions people ask

  • Is Parasite Dolls scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Parasite Dolls violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Does Parasite Dolls end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

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

  • Is Parasite Dolls 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Parasite Dolls

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Parasite Dolls

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Parasite Dolls, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Parasite Dolls, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Parasite Dolls, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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