Session 9

Session 9

Fear is a place.

Directed by Brad Anderson

Produced by USA Films, Scout Productions

2001100 min6.1 / 10

A slow-burn psychological horror that uses an abandoned asylum's haunted history and the crew's deteriorating mental state to create mounting dread and existential unease.

Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.

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Questions people ask

  • Does Session 9 end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Session 9 scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Session 9 easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Session 9 sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Session 9 violent? 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity65

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise35

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Session 9

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Session 9

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Session 9, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Session 9, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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