Tickled

Tickled

It's not what you think.

Directed by Dylan Reeve, David Farrier

Produced by Horseshoe Films, A Ticklish Tale

201692 min7.2 / 10

A deeply unsettling investigative documentary that uncovers a bizarre and disturbing online underworld, blending journalistic inquiry with mounting dread and paranoia.

Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.

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

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

  • Does Tickled end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Tickled sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Tickled violent? 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.

86/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Tickled

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tickled

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tickled, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tickled, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tickled, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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