Sweet River

Sweet River

A mother's love can't be buried.

Directed by Justin McMillan

Produced by ACM Films, Jaggi Entertainment

2021102 min5.4 / 10

A grief-haunted mystery-horror about a mother's relentless search for her dead son, which unearths a town's buried violence and supernatural malevolence.

Hannah's search for her son's body leads her to sleepy Billins, where her investigations uncover more than she expected and threaten to expose towns dark secrets....secrets that both the living and the dead will fight to protect.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sweet River sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Sweet River scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Sweet River easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Sweet River end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Sweet River violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Sweet River

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sweet River

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sweet River, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sweet River, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sweet River, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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