Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets

You can't hide from your own shadow

Directed by Michael Winnick

Produced by Angel Entertainment, RMR Productions

2007103 min5.1 / 10

A claustrophobic horror-thriller about eight amnesiac captives hunted by a shadow creature in an abandoned asylum, built on paranoia and visceral dread.

Director Michael Winnick's chilling tale stars James Marsters as Jack, one of eight captives who awaken in an abandoned asylum not knowing who they are or why they are together. They discover that they've been used in an experiment to erase disturbing memories, but instead, a murderous creature has been unleashed. Reaching out from the shadows, the monster hunts the eight strangers as they race to escape the asylum.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shadow Puppets scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is Shadow Puppets easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Shadow Puppets violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Does Shadow Puppets end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Shadow Puppets 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.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Shadow Puppets

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shadow Puppets

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shadow Puppets, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shadow Puppets, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shadow Puppets, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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