
Patrick
Cruel. Controlling. Comatose.
Directed by Mark Hartley
Produced by Screen Australia, F.G. Film Productions
A dark, paranoia-soaked psychological thriller about a comatose man's psychic manipulation of a vulnerable nurse, blending body horror with intimate violation.
Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using his psychic powers to manipulate events in her life.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Patrick scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does Patrick end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Patrick easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Patrick sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Patrick violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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
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Like Patrick
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Patrick
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Patrick, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Patrick, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Patrick, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































