Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Directed by Jennifer Reeder

Produced by WTFilms, 30WEST

2023101 min4.4 / 10

A dark, body-horror-inflected coming-of-age tale that weaponizes a teen girl's transformation through family curse and mythology into a hunt for a predator.

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the event of her eighteenth birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.

Questions people ask

  • Is Perpetrator scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Perpetrator violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

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

  • Is Perpetrator sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Perpetrator end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Perpetrator

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Perpetrator

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Perpetrator, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Perpetrator, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Perpetrator, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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