Route 666

Route 666

One Way In, No Way Out

Directed by William Wesley

Produced by Lions Gate Films

200186 min5.1 / 10

A supernatural horror-thriller that traps its protagonists on a cursed desert highway haunted by the vengeful spirits of a murdered chain gang.

Smith, a mob informer hiding out with the Witness Protection Program, decides to make a break for it and hide out in the Arizona desert. The Feds catch up with him and rescue him just before a group of hitmen can manage to silence him for good. In the course of getting Smith away from the mafia thugs, the pair of agents assigned to protect him turn onto an abandoned stretch of highway nicknamed 'Route 666' after the mysterious death of a prison chain gang. As the three continue on their way, they soon discover just what happened to the chain gang, and how the highway earned its name.

Questions people ask

  • Is Route 666 scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Route 666 end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Route 666 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Route 666 violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Route 666 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Route 666

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Route 666

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Route 666, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Route 666, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Route 666, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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