The School

The School

Face your fears . . . or they'll come to life.

Directed by Storm Ashwood

Produced by Bronte Pictures, Head Gear Films

201889 min4.7 / 10

A dark, paranoia-soaked supernatural thriller where a desperate mother confronts both external horrors and internal psychological demons in an abandoned school.

When a doctor looking for her missing child awakens to find herself in an abandoned school, she must survive the supernatural terror and face her own demons if she is to find the truth about where her son is.

Questions people ask

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

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

  • Is The School sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does The School end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The School violent? Somewhat. More violent 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The School

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The School

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The School, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The School, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The School, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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