The Girl in the Photographs

The Girl in the Photographs

Directed by Nick Simon

201598 min4.9 / 10

A dark serial-killer thriller that uses gruesome crime-scene photography to generate dread and paranoia in a small-town setting.

Small-town store clerk Colleen is eager to escape her tedious existence and annoying boyfriend. Then gruesome photos of murdered women start appearing.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Girl in the Photographs scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Girl in the Photographs easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Girl in the Photographs end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Girl in the Photographs violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Girl in the Photographs sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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