The Toll

The Toll

Everybody pays the troll toll.

Directed by Ryan Andrew Hooper

Produced by Ffilm Cymru Wales, BFI

202183 min5.6 / 10

A tense, darkly comedic cat-and-mouse thriller set in an isolated Welsh toll booth where a fugitive's hidden past collides with a cop's investigation, trapping both in escalating danger.

Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Toll scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Toll violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does The Toll end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

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

  • Is The Toll sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Toll

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Toll

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Toll, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Toll, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Toll, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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