The Girl in the Pool

The Girl in the Pool

The truth always surfaces.

Directed by Dakota Gorman

Produced by Blacktop Productions

202489 min4.9 / 10

A high-stakes thriller about a man navigating social performance and deception while concealing a dark secret, built on mounting paranoia and the threat of exposure.

A well-to-do family man must get through a surprise birthday party thrown by his wife shortly after he has hidden the corpse of his murdered mistress.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is The Girl in the Pool scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Girl in the Pool violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Girl in the Pool 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Girl in the Pool

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Girl in the Pool

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Girl in the Pool, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Girl in the Pool, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Girl in the Pool, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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