Scavengers

Scavengers

Directed by Joseph Bennett, Charles Huettner

Produced by Titmouse, Williams Street

20168 min8.1 / 10

A cryptic, visually strange meditation on survival and meaning, where two stranded astronauts perform incomprehensible rituals on an alien world.

Stranded on planet Vesta Minor, the two surviving crew members of the star craft Vesta-1 perform a series of bizarre rituals using alien flora and fauna in order to achieve… something.

Questions people ask

  • Does Scavengers end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Scavengers sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Scavengers violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Is Scavengers scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Scavengers easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

96/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise97

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Like Scavengers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Scavengers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Scavengers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Scavengers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Scavengers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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