Please Hold

Please Hold

Directed by K.D. Dávila

Produced by Scavenger Entertainment

202018 min7.5 / 10

A darkly comedic sci-fi short about bureaucratic absurdity and systemic injustice, where an innocent man is trapped by an indifferent automated system.

A young man’s life is suddenly and inexplicably derailed, as he finds himself at the mercy of automated ‘justice’.

Questions people ask

  • Is Please Hold scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Please Hold end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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

  • Is Please Hold violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Is Please Hold 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.

92/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Please Hold

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Please Hold

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Please Hold, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Please Hold, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Please Hold, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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