The Skulls

The Skulls

Getting in is easy. Getting out is a killer.

Directed by Rob Cohen

Produced by Original Film, Newmarket Capital Group

2000106 min5.8 / 10

A paranoid thriller about institutional corruption and the moral cost of ambition, where a young man discovers his elite secret society is far more sinister than promised.

A senior at an Ivy League college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Skulls scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

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

  • Is The Skulls easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Skulls violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is The Skulls sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Skulls, and what each one shares →

Like The Skulls

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Skulls

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Skulls, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Skulls, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Skulls, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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