The Retreat

The Retreat

Pray someone hears you

Directed by Lance Kawas, Matt Cantu

Produced by Freetown Entertainment, Mainline Releasing

200590 min4.2 / 10

A slasher horror film that traps college students in an isolated island cottage with a serial killer, trading character development for survival-driven suspense and violence.

A group of college students travels to the cottage of their psychology professor Barren in an isolated island as a reward of their teamwork in the research of Barren. They expect to spend the weekend with lots of sex, but a serial-killer turns their party in a nightmare.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is The Retreat easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is The Retreat violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is The Retreat 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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity13

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 Retreat

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Retreat

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Retreat, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Retreat, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Retreat, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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