Rabid

Rabid

You can't trust your mother, your best friend, the neighbor next door…One minute they're perfectly normal, the next…RABID!

Directed by David Cronenberg

Produced by Canadian Film Development Corporation, Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)

197791 min6.3 / 10

A visceral body-horror epidemic thriller that uses surgical transformation and viral contagion to explore paranoia and loss of bodily autonomy.

A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.

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Questions people ask

  • Does Rabid end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

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

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

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

  • Is Rabid one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 88% of films.

  • Is Rabid sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Rabid

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Rabid

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Rabid, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Rabid, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Rabid, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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