The Unknown

The Unknown

You are no longer who you think you are.

Directed by Michael Hjorth

Produced by Action Film AB, Apollon Bild & Film

200090 min5.1 / 10

A found-footage sci-fi horror about researchers confronting an unknowable creature in an isolated setting, where identity and reality become increasingly unstable.

Five young field-biologists are sent to northern Sweden to investigate effects of a large forest fire. However, what was thought to be some weeks of camping and easy work soon turns into a nightmare as they find the remains of a mysterious creature and take it in for examination...

Questions people ask

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

  • Does The Unknown end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

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

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

  • Is The Unknown 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Unknown

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Unknown

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Unknown, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Unknown, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Unknown, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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