The Ice Cream Truck

The Ice Cream Truck

Suburbia can be a killer.

Directed by Megan Freels Johnston

Produced by Look At Me Films

201796 min4.6 / 10

A darkly comedic thriller that subverts suburban nostalgia by revealing the sinister underbelly of a hometown, blending horror elements with infidelity and serial killer intrigue.

Mary moves back to her suburban hometown to find that the suburbs are scarier in more ways than she ever remembered.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Ice Cream Truck scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does The Ice Cream Truck end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Ice Cream Truck violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is The Ice Cream Truck sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Ice Cream Truck easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Ice Cream Truck

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Ice Cream Truck

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Ice Cream Truck, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Ice Cream Truck, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Ice Cream Truck, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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