The Wicker Man
Some sacrifices must be made
Directed by Neil LaBute
Produced by Millennium Media, Saturn Films
A paranoid folk-horror thriller about an outsider trapped in an insular, spiritually-driven community with sinister secrets and ritualistic intentions.
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
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Questions people ask
Does The Wicker Man end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Wicker Man scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Wicker Man violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Wicker Man easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Wicker Man 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like The Wicker Man, and what each one shares →
Like The Wicker Man
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Wicker Man
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Wicker Man, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Wicker Man, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Wicker Man, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
