Shivers

Shivers

Being Terrified is Just the Beginning!

Directed by David Cronenberg

Produced by DAL Productions, Canadian Film Development Corporation

197588 min6.4 / 10

A visceral body-horror film about parasitic infection that strips away civilization and transforms ordinary people into uncontrollable sexual predators, driven by paranoia and biological terror.

The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Shivers scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

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

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

  • Is Shivers sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Shivers violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

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52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise86

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Shivers, and what each one shares →

Like Shivers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shivers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shivers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shivers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shivers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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