The Deep Dark

The Deep Dark

It should have stayed asleep.

Directed by Mathieu Turi

Produced by Full Time Studio, Marcel Films

2023103 min5.8 / 10

A claustrophobic creature-horror film set in a 1950s French mine where trapped workers must survive an awakened ancient predator in the depths.

1956, in the north of France. A group of underground miners is forced to take a professor to take samples a thousand meters underground. After a landslide that prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, and unknowingly awaken a legendary bloodthirsty creature.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Deep Dark scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is The Deep Dark violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Deep Dark easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

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

  • Is The Deep Dark sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity36

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Deep Dark

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Deep Dark

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Deep Dark, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Deep Dark, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Deep Dark, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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