The Prodigy

The Prodigy

What's wrong with Miles?

Directed by Nicholas McCarthy

Produced by Vinson Films, XYZ Films

201992 min6.2 / 10

A dark supernatural thriller centered on a mother's growing dread as her young son exhibits increasingly disturbing behavior tied to reincarnation and serial murder.

A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.

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Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is The Prodigy violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

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

  • Is The Prodigy sad? 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Prodigy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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