Shakma

Shakma

The world's most aggressive primate just got mad.

Directed by Hugh Parks

Produced by Castle Hill Productions, Quest Entertainment

1990101 min5.5 / 10

A straightforward creature-horror film where a violent escaped baboon hunts teenagers trapped in a laboratory, emphasizing gore and animal-attack suspense over psychological depth.

A murderous baboon escapes from a laboratory and roams the research building, and begins to kill some teenagers who are also in the building playing a Dungeons-and-Dragons type game.

Questions people ask

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

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

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

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

  • Is Shakma sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Shakma

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shakma

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shakma, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shakma, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shakma, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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