
Three on a Meathook
A Padlocked Shed, Hooks of Cold Steel -- a Maniac on the loose
Directed by William Girdler
Produced by Studio 1 Productions
A brutal proto-slasher built on graphic violence and the horror of a family complicit in serial murder, with paranoia and dread as its primary emotional register.
Four girls go on a romping weekend at a lake, and have car problems on the way home. A nice local boy takes them back to his farm, where he lives with his father. Something ghastly happens, but the father helps his son as he has in the past. When the boy meets a girl and begins falling in love, the father worries about a repeat performance.
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Questions people ask
Is Three on a Meathook easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Is Three on a Meathook violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Is Three on a Meathook scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.
Does Three on a Meathook end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Three on a Meathook sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.
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
Like Three on a Meathook
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Three on a Meathook
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Three on a Meathook, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Three on a Meathook, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Three on a Meathook, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





















































