Tone-Deaf

Tone-Deaf

Directed by Richard Bates Jr.

Produced by Best Medicine Productions, Circle of Confusion

201987 min5.2 / 10

A darkly comedic thriller that mines generational tension and class anxiety for both laughs and scares, centered on a dangerous encounter between a vulnerable millennial and a predatory boomer.

A woman leaves for a quiet weekend in the country after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship. She rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. Soon, two generations collide with terrifying results.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tone-Deaf scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Tone-Deaf end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Tone-Deaf violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Tone-Deaf easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Tone-Deaf 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tone-Deaf

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tone-Deaf

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tone-Deaf, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tone-Deaf, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tone-Deaf, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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