The Prowler

The Prowler

If you think you're safe... you're DEAD wrong!

Directed by Joseph Zito

Produced by Graduation, Carolco Pictures

198189 min5.8 / 10

A brutal 1980s slasher that weaponizes small-town nostalgia and paranoia, delivering graphic kills and sustained dread through a masked killer's methodical rampage.

Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Prowler scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is The Prowler violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Does The Prowler end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

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

  • Is The Prowler sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Prowler

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Prowler

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Prowler, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Prowler, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Prowler, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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