
Spontaneous Combustion
The Cleanest Kill on Earth.
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Produced by Black Owl Productions, VOSC
A body-horror sci-fi thriller about a young man discovering he's a weaponized byproduct of Cold War experimentation, trapped by forces beyond his control.
A young man learns that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before his birth, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him.
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Questions people ask
Is Spontaneous Combustion easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Spontaneous Combustion end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Spontaneous Combustion scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Spontaneous Combustion violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.
Is Spontaneous Combustion sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Spontaneous Combustion
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Spontaneous Combustion
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Spontaneous Combustion, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Spontaneous Combustion, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Spontaneous Combustion, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































