Play Dead

Play Dead

When your best chance to live is to die.

Directed by Carlos Goitia

Produced by Dystopia Films, Black Mandala

202572 min6.1 / 10

A claustrophobic survival-horror film built on sustained dread and the protagonist's desperate gambit to stay alive amid grotesque violence and ritualistic horror.

A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.

Questions people ask

  • Is Play Dead violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

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

  • Is Play Dead easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Play Dead end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Play Dead sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise74

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Play Dead

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Play Dead

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Play Dead, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Play Dead, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Play Dead, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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