The Anchor

The Anchor

My death should be reported through your voice.

Directed by Jeong Ji-yeon

Produced by about Film, Acemaker Movieworks

2022111 min6.0 / 10

A paranoid psychological thriller that traps a news anchor in an escalating mind game with an unseen caller, blurring reality, agency, and complicity.

A mysterious informant calls a broadcast news anchor to request that the anchor report on the informant’s inevitable death.

Questions people ask

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

  • Does The Anchor end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Anchor sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Anchor easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Anchor violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Anchor, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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