The Keeping Room

The Keeping Room

Some things are worth fighting for.

Directed by Daniel Barber

Produced by Anonymous Content, Gilbert Films

201495 min5.8 / 10

A tense, dark home-invasion thriller set during the Civil War that centers on three women's desperate fight for survival and dignity against predatory soldiers.

In this radically reimagined American Western set towards the end of the Civil War, Southerner Augusta encounters two renegade, drunken soldiers who are on a mission of pillage and violence. After escaping an attempted assault, Augusta races back to the isolated farmhouse that she shares with her sister Louise and their female slave Mad. When the pair of soldiers track Augusta down intent on exacting revenge, the trio of women are forced to take up arms to fend off their assailants, finding ways to resourcefully defend their home––and themselves––as the escalating attacks become more unpredictable and relentless.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Keeping Room violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is The Keeping Room scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Keeping Room sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is The Keeping Room easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.

  • Does The Keeping Room end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

14/ 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

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Keeping Room, and what each one shares →

Like The Keeping Room

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Keeping Room

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Keeping Room, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Keeping Room, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Keeping Room, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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