The Crooked Man

The Crooked Man

NO SOUL IS SAFE

Directed by Jesse Holland

Produced by Hybrid

201687 min4.6 / 10

A dark supernatural horror film centered on childhood trauma and a demonic curse triggered by a nursery rhyme, where paranoia and dread accumulate as a string of deaths unfolds.

While at a slumber party, twelve-year-old Olivia is blamed for the horrific and mysterious death of her friend after singing a song, created by a reclusive mastermind, Milo, which summons a demonic figure known as “The Crooked Man.” Returning to her hometown six years later, a string of unusual deaths lead Olivia to believe that she’s still being haunted by whatever she saw that fateful night. Once you sing the rhyme, everyone in the house is cursed to die by his hands.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Crooked Man scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is The Crooked Man easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is The Crooked Man violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

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

  • Is The Crooked Man sad? Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Crooked Man

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Crooked Man

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Crooked Man, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Crooked Man, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Crooked Man, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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