Is The Hypnotist scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hypnotist sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hypnotist violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hypnotist easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Hypnotist end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Hypnotist

Name: The Hypnotist
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2012
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin, Helena af Sandeberg, Jonatan Bökman

Directed by Lasse Hallström

Produced by Sonet Film, Filmpool Nord

2012121 min5.6 / 10

A dark, high-stakes thriller that uses hypnotherapy and psychological trauma as both investigative tool and narrative device to hunt a methodical family killer.

After a young woman and her parents are murdered by a killer determined to wipe out the entire family, Detective Inspector Joona Linna works with a psychiatrist to hypnotize the son who narrowly escaped death in order to find the one surviving daughter before the murderer does.

Clusters

Mob Double Crosses Revenge Gone Wrong Psychological Thriller Movies Corruption and Distrust Emotional Downfall

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

Trauma Psychologist Hypnotist Broken Ice Hypnotize

Questions people ask

Is The Hypnotist scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Hypnotist sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Hypnotist violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is The Hypnotist easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does The Hypnotist end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.