Shocking Dark

Shocking Dark

Directed by Bruno Mattei

Produced by Flora Film

198990 min4.5 / 10

A gritty, gore-heavy sci-fi horror film about soldiers and civilians hunted by mutant creatures in a decaying future Venice, driven by visceral action and paranoid dread.

In a polluted future Venice researchers work to improve the situation. One day, unknown forces start killing them. A team of soldiers and a couple of civilians is sent to investigate. Soon, they encounter strange murderous creatures.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shocking Dark violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Shocking Dark scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Shocking Dark easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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

  • Is Shocking Dark sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

5/ 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

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Shocking Dark

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shocking Dark

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shocking Dark, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shocking Dark, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shocking Dark, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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