The Mill

The Mill

Your company. For life.

Directed by Sean King O'Grady

Produced by 20th Digital Studio, Altar Rock Pictures

2023106 min5.8 / 10

A nightmarish sci-fi parable about corporate dehumanization, trapping a man in literal servitude to an absurd machine while his humanity and fatherhood hang in the balance.

A businessman wakes up beside an ancient grist mill situated in the center of an open-air prison cell with no idea how he got there. Forced to work as a beast of burden to stay alive, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is The Mill scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Mill sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Mill violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does The Mill end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity69

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise29

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Mill

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Mill

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Mill, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Mill, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Mill, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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