Rituals

Rituals

If you go down in the woods today, you're in for a big surprise.

Directed by Peter Carter

Produced by Famous Players, Canadian Film Development Corporation

197799 min6.0 / 10

A paranoid wilderness slasher where five doctors become prey to an unseen stalker in the remote forest, escalating from psychological dread to brutal survival.

Five doctors go camping in the remote woods of Northern Ontario. When their boots are stolen they begin to suspect they are being stalked.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is Rituals violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

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

  • Is Rituals 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity20

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Rituals

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Rituals

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Rituals, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Rituals, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Rituals, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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