The Spine of Night

The Spine of Night

Directed by Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King

Produced by Gorgonaut, Reno Productions

202193 min6.0 / 10

A dark, visually striking rotoscoped fantasy that weaves cosmic horror and high-stakes violence across multiple eras to explore humanity's struggle against ancient evil.

When ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Spine of Night violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Spine of Night sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

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

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

  • Does The Spine of Night end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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