The Thaw

The Thaw

Extinction will find you.

Directed by Mark A. Lewis

Produced by Brightlight Pictures, Anagram Pictures

200994 min5.7 / 10

A claustrophobic sci-fi horror about ecological catastrophe and parasitic infection that traps its characters in a desperate quarantine scenario.

At a remote Arctic research station, four ecology students discover the real horror of global warming is not the melting ice, but what's frozen within it. A prehistoric parasite is released from the carcass of a Woolly Mammoth upon the unsuspecting students who are forced to quarantine and make necessary sacrifices, or risk infecting the rest of the world.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Thaw one of a kind? No. Less singular than 98% of films.

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

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

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

  • Is The Thaw violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Thaw sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Thaw, and what each one shares →

Like The Thaw

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Thaw

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Thaw, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Thaw, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Thaw, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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