Scream for Help

Scream for Help

Alone and afraid... Was she imagining or was it real...

Directed by Michael Winner

Produced by Miracle, Torremodo Ltd.

198490 min5.2 / 10

A paranoid thriller about a teenage girl trapped in a nightmare of her own making—or is it?—as she struggles to convince others that her stepfather is a murderer.

A teenaged girl discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but when she tells people, no one will believe her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Scream for Help scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Scream for Help end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Scream for Help violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Scream for Help easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Scream for Help 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Scream for Help

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Scream for Help

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Scream for Help, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Scream for Help, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Scream for Help, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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