The Shrouds

The Shrouds

How dark are you willing to go?

Directed by David Cronenberg

Produced by SBS Productions, Prospero Pictures

2025120 min5.8 / 10

A dark, grief-haunted thriller that uses surveillance technology and grave desecration to explore obsession, loss, and the boundaries between mourning and madness.

Inconsolable since the death of his wife, prominent businessman Karsh Relikh invents a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated, and he sets out to track down the perpetrators.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Shrouds sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

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

  • Does The Shrouds end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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

  • Is The Shrouds 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity36

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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