Rest Stop

Rest Stop

The First Stop on the Road to Hell

Directed by John Shiban

Produced by Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment International, Flame Ventures

200685 min5.5 / 10

A claustrophobic slasher-thriller set in an isolated rest stop where a young woman must survive a sadistic killer's torment after her boyfriend is abducted.

In Texas, the aspirant actress Nicole Carrow runs away home to Los Angeles with her boyfriend Jess Hilts. They drive through a shortcut in an old road, and when they park in a rest stop, Jess is abducted by the sadistic driver of an old yellow truck. Along the night, Nicole is threatened by the sick maniac, while mysterious things happen to her in the place.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Rest Stop scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

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

  • Is Rest Stop one of a kind? No. Less singular than 96% of films.

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

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

  • Is Rest Stop sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Rest Stop

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Rest Stop

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Rest Stop, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Rest Stop, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Rest Stop, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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