The Burrowers

The Burrowers

Evil will surface.

Directed by J.T. Petty

Produced by Blue Star Pictures

200896 min5.9 / 10

A bleak, paranoia-soaked creature horror set in the Old West, where an unseen subterranean threat transforms a rescue mission into a nightmare of buried dread.

It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories, a band of men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, but they soon discover that the real enemy stalks them from below.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Burrowers scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is The Burrowers easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Burrowers violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

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

  • Is The Burrowers sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

32/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise42

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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