The Encounter

The Encounter

When Night Falls, Fear The Light.

Directed by Robert Conway

Produced by FunHouse Features

201585 min3.5 / 10

A found-footage alien abduction horror film that trades intimate character moments for paranoia and cosmic dread, centered on a traumatized survivor's fragmented recollection of a camping trip gone catastrophically wrong.

When Collin Bastrow is found in the forest, alone and afraid, he has a shocking story to tell. As he struggles to recount the events of the previous night his memories return in a series of horrific flashes of what became of his friends and fiancée. What started as a simple camping trip in the mountains of Northern Arizona quickly descended into an amazing and terrifying story that is truly out of this world. As the sole survivor of this deadly close encounter Collin must try and explain the unexplainable

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is The Encounter violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Encounter sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is The Encounter easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love2

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Encounter

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Encounter

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Encounter, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Encounter, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Encounter, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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