Shortcut

Shortcut

Not every road leads you home

Directed by Alessio Liguori

Produced by Sternenberg Films, Mad Rocket Entertainment

202080 min5.3 / 10

A claustrophobic creature-horror film that traps teenagers in a school bus with a mysterious predator, building dread through confinement and escalating threat.

A group of five classmates is trapped inside their school bus after an encounter with a mysterious creature on the road. Amid constant threats from the creature, the teen's anxiety increases while their survival chances decrease.

Questions people ask

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

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

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

  • Is Shortcut violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Shortcut 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Shortcut

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shortcut

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shortcut, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shortcut, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shortcut, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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