Return

Return

Directed by Jon Hyatt

201517 min6.4 / 10

A paranoid body-snatcher horror short that inverts domestic comfort into a trap, where a young couple's new home becomes a site of existential threat.

A young couple purchase their new home to start a life together, only to find out the elderly couple next door have other plans for them.

Questions people ask

  • Does Return end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

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

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

  • Is Return sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Return violent? Somewhat. More violent 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.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity34

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Return, and what each one shares →

Like Return

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Return

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Return, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Return, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Return, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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