
The Ascent
Don't go down
Directed by Tom Paton
Produced by Mosley Productions
A nightmarish, high-tension survival horror that traps soldiers in a surreal purgatorial stairwell where they must confront their moral failings to escape.
Special ops squad "Hell's Bastards" are sent to infiltrate a civil war to retrieve intel. The unit soon find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell forced to climb or die. To survive, they must revisit their past sins if they ever want to get off.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is The Ascent violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Ascent scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Ascent easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Ascent end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Ascent sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Ascent
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Ascent
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Ascent, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Ascent, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Ascent, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































