The Guilty

The Guilty

The crime is bigger than you think

Directed by Gustav Möller

Produced by Nordisk Film Denmark

201885 min7.3 / 10

A claustrophobic, high-tension thriller that traps both protagonist and audience in a single phone call, building dread through vocal performance and moral uncertainty.

Police officer Asger Holm, demoted to desk work as an alarm dispatcher, answers a call from a panicked woman who claims to have been kidnapped. Confined to the police station and with the phone as his only tool, Asger races against time to get help and find her.

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

  • Is The Guilty scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Guilty sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Guilty end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Guilty violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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84/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise94

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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