Special Delivery

Special Delivery

A man tries to hide the body of the mail carrier that died due to an icy front walk.

Directed by John Weldon, Eunice Macaulay

Produced by ONF | NFB

19787 min6.7 / 10

A darkly comedic animated short about a man's escalating misadventures trying to conceal an accidental death, balancing slapstick humor with mounting paranoia.

A hapless husband neglects to clear the icy walk, which leads to the mailman slipping and breaking his neck. A comedy of errors results from his attempts to hide the body.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Special Delivery sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Special Delivery scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Special Delivery violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Special Delivery easy watching? 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.

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Special Delivery

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Special Delivery

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Special Delivery, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Special Delivery, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Special Delivery, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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