Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Shortwave end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shortwave easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shortwave violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Shortwave

Name: Shortwave
Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2016
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Cristo Montt, Juanita Ringeling, Kyle Davis, Nina Seničar, Morgana Ignis

Directed by Ryan Gregory Phillips

Produced by Cue Mark Films

201685 min4.5 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological thriller that weaponizes radio transmission and cosmic dread to explore what lurks in frequencies humanity was never meant to access.

A modern and unrelentingly tense psychological thriller based on a theory of the origins of shortwave radio frequencies, Shortwave is an unnerving reminder that some stones are best left unturned.

Clusters

Found-Footage Horror Films Crimes That Resurface Reality Turning Into Horror Paranoid Reality Breakdown Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Thriller Science Fiction

Keywords

Radio Wave Radio Transmission Evil

Questions people ask

Is Shortwave scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.
Does Shortwave end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Shortwave easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Shortwave sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Shortwave violent? 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.

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