The Presence

The Presence

Don't Believe Everything You Hear

Directed by Tom Provost

Produced by Saturn Harvest Films, Khartoum

201083 min4.2 / 10

A psychologically unsettling ghost story that blurs the boundary between supernatural haunting and mental unraveling, steeped in paranoia and ambiguity.

In this darkly romantic ghost story, a woman travels to an isolated cabin where she is stalked by an apparition who inhabits her space as his own. With the unexpected arrival of the woman’s boyfriend, the dark spirit’s haunting grows obsessive. Soon the woman begins to exhibit weirdly irrational behavior as the thin line between sanity and possession begins to unravel. Is she battling her inner demons, or is a much darker presence threatening them all?

Questions people ask

  • Is The Presence scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does The Presence end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Presence sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Presence easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Presence violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Presence

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Presence

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Presence, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Presence, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Presence, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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