Sweet Home

Sweet Home

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Produced by Itami Productions

1989103 min6.4 / 10

A haunted-house horror film where a documentary crew becomes trapped in a mansion stalked by a vengeful ghost, blending paranoia and supernatural dread with melancholic atmosphere.

Working on a documentary about infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro, a TV crew filming at his old home come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.

Questions people ask

  • Does Sweet Home end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Sweet Home scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Sweet Home easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Sweet Home sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Sweet Home violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Sweet Home

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sweet Home

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sweet Home, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sweet Home, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sweet Home, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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