The Damned

The Damned

Directed by Thordur Palsson

Produced by Ley Line Entertainment, Wild Atlantic Pictures

202589 min5.8 / 10

A bleak folk-horror meditation on survival, morality, and curse in a frozen 19th-century Icelandic village, where a widow faces an impossible ethical choice amid shipwreck and supernatural dread.

A 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a foreign ship sinks off the coast of her Icelandic fishing village.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Damned sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does The Damned end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Damned scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

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

  • Is The Damned 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Damned, and what each one shares →

Like The Damned

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Damned

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Damned, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Damned, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Damned, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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