The Sleep Experiment

The Sleep Experiment

What if reality became your nightmare?

Directed by John Farrelly

Produced by Jackpot FIlms

202284 min4.8 / 10

A dark, paranoia-soaked thriller built on the horror of enforced sleep deprivation and the psychological unraveling it produces.

Two detectives begin an investigation into a disastrous secret military experiment where five prisoners were kept awake for thirty days in a sealed gas chamber.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Sleep Experiment scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Does The Sleep Experiment end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is The Sleep Experiment easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Sleep Experiment violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is The Sleep Experiment 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Sleep Experiment

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Sleep Experiment

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Sleep Experiment, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Sleep Experiment, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Sleep Experiment, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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