Séance

Séance

5 college kids, one ghostly killer... you do the math.

Directed by Mark L. Smith

Produced by Wind Chill Films

200688 min4.9 / 10

A supernatural thriller about college students trapped in a haunted dorm with a vengeful ghost, blending paranoia and mystery with moderate scares.

Over Thanksgiving weekend, all but five students in an old Manhattan building that's now a college dormitory leave for home: staying on one floor are roommates Lauren, Melina, and Alison, plus her boyfriend Diego and Grant, a loner in a room down the hall. Lauren's been seeing things in her bathroom: a silent child of about six. Diego has written a paper on parapsychology, so he holds a séance with the disbelieving co-eds. Something goes awry, because bad things start to happen and the students' only defender is an aging campus cop named Syd. What's the silent ghostly girl's secret, and can Alison discover what's going on before it's too late?

Questions people ask

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

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

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

  • Does Séance end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Séance 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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity6

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Séance

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Séance

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Séance, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Séance, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Séance, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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