
The Shrine
Once you find it, they won't let you leave.
Directed by Jon Knautz
Produced by Wesley Clover Media, Brookstreet Pictures
A visceral folk-horror trap where ambitious journalists stumble into a supernatural cult's deadly machinery and find themselves hunted from within an isolated, demonic village.
A group of young journalists investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice, but their ambitious ways may lead them to becoming the cult's next victims.
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Questions people ask
Is The Shrine scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Does The Shrine end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The Shrine violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Shrine easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Shrine 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like The Shrine, and what each one shares →
Like The Shrine
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Shrine
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Shrine, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Shrine, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Shrine, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































