Snowtown

Snowtown

Australia's most infamous crime story

Directed by Justin Kurzel

Produced by Screen Australia, Warp Films

2011120 min6.3 / 10

A harrowing true-crime descent into suburban barbarism, told with unflinching intimacy as a vulnerable teenager is groomed into complicity in serial murder.

Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

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Questions people ask

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

  • Is Snowtown violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.

  • Is Snowtown easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Snowtown end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Snowtown sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Snowtown, and what each one shares →

Like Snowtown

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Snowtown

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Snowtown, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Snowtown, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Snowtown, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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