The Shuttered Room

The Shuttered Room

There are some doors that should never be opened...

Directed by David Greene

Produced by Seven Arts Productions, Troy-Schenck Productions

196799 min6.1 / 10

A gothic horror-mystery built on family curse and isolation, where a woman returns to a cursed mill and confronts both supernatural dread and human brutality.

In a small island off the American coast, the Whateleys live in an old mill where a mysterious bloody being creates an atmosphere of horror. After her parents get killed by lightning, young Susannah is sent to New York by her aunt Agatha, who wants her to avoid the family curse. Years later Susannah, now married, persuades her husband to spend a holiday in the abandoned mill. Once on the island, Susannah and Mike soon find themselves exposed to the hostility of a gang of thugs led by Ethan, Susannah's brutal cousin.

Questions people ask

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

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

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

  • Is The Shuttered Room sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Shuttered Room violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Shuttered Room

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Shuttered Room

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Shuttered Room, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Shuttered Room, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Shuttered Room, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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