Suffering Man's Charity

Suffering Man's Charity

Deadline has a new meaning.

Directed by Alan Cumming

200791 min4.8 / 10

A darkly comedic supernatural revenge tale that blends horror and humor as a man's exploitation of a tenant comes back to haunt him—literally—when the ghost seeks justice.

John Vandermark (Cumming) has taken in a struggling writer, Sebastian St. Germain (Boreanaz), who overstays his welcome. When John discovers that Sebastian has simply been using him, he turns the tables on his young tenant in an effort to make him work off his rent debt. When Sebastian dies accidentally in the process, John tries to make it up to him by helping him get his book published posthumously. When the book is published, John can't help but take credit for the work of genius... and Sebastian comes back to haunt him.

Questions people ask

  • Does Suffering Man's Charity end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Suffering Man's Charity scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Suffering Man's Charity sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Suffering Man's Charity violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Suffering Man's Charity easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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