The Ancestral

The Ancestral

The hour is coming

Directed by Le Van Kiet

2022101 min6.4 / 10

A haunted-house horror film centered on a grieving family whose trauma is deepened by supernatural forces lurking within an ancestral home.

After suffering a family tragedy, a widower named Thanh moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. Both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors. Their father seeks the help of a local psychologist, but chilling secrets and visions eventually prove that all is not what it seems in the old family house.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Ancestral scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Ancestral sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does The Ancestral end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Ancestral easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Ancestral violent? 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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Ancestral

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Ancestral

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Ancestral, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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