The Helpers

The Helpers

Can we help you?

Directed by Chris Stokes

Produced by Brian Barrett Pictures

201281 min4.1 / 10

A found-footage horror film built on the classic trap of deceptive hospitality, where friendly strangers conceal gruesome intentions.

Seven friends from Sacramento, California head out on a documented road trip to Las Vegas. Their trip takes a very unexpected turn for the worse when their back tires mysteriously blow out. A couple miles down the road, they find a little gas station Diner/Motel, run by the most friendly, polite and "helpful" people. It appears that their problems are solved, but boy are they wrong! When convinced by "The Helpers" to stay overnight, the friends all wake up in their rooms to a new kind of gruesome and bloody terror!

Questions people ask

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

  • Does The Helpers end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

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

  • Is The Helpers easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Helpers sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Helpers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Helpers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Helpers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Helpers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Helpers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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