Population Zero

Population Zero

The only thing more shocking than the crime itself are the bizarre events that followed.

Directed by Julian T. Pinder, Adam Levins

Produced by Carousel Pictures

201684 min5.9 / 10

A found-footage thriller that uses mockumentary framing to investigate a real murder case and constitutional loophole, building paranoia and unease through the documentarian's own escalating risk.

In 2009 three young men were killed in a remote part of Yellowstone National Park. Authorities never found the murderer. He found them! Hours after the trio were gunned down, Dwayne Nelson confessed to the crime. Despite this Nelson was allowed to go free because of an American Constitution loophole. Documentarian Julian T. Pinder travels to Yellowstone in a compelling chase for truth behind a crime that should have rocked the nation. How did a guilty man go free? In his hunt for answers Pinder risks his own life when he finds evidence that could re-open the case years later.

Questions people ask

  • Is Population Zero easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

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

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

  • Is Population Zero violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Population Zero 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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise56

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Population Zero

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Population Zero

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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