Severed

Severed

Directed by Carl Bessai

Produced by Brightlight Pictures, Voltage Pictures

200593 min4.8 / 10

A dark horror-thriller that uses genetic experimentation and zombie creatures to critique corporate exploitation of nature and workers.

A multi-national forestry company engages in genetic experimentation to increase logging yield in a remote section of forest...

Questions people ask

  • Is Severed violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

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

  • Is Severed scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

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

  • Is Severed 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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Severed

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Severed

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Severed, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Severed, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Severed, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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