Top of the Food Chain

Top of the Food Chain

Something is eating the residents of Exceptional Vista!

Directed by John Paizs

Produced by Space: The Imagination Station, The Ontario Film Development Corporation

199999 min5.3 / 10

A campy sci-fi horror-comedy about a small town under siege by an alien predator, balancing grotesque body horror with absurdist humor and eccentric characters.

An isolated Canadian town (populated by the weirdest group of people this side of Saturn) has seen its share of problems. First the nut factory closed, then the CATV antenna stopped broadcasting, and now something is gruesomely devouring the townsfolk! Can visiting atomic scientist (and expert on "cool fusion") Dr. Karel Lamonte solve the mystery before everyone disappears?

Questions people ask

  • Is Top of the Food Chain sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Top of the Food Chain scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Top of the Food Chain violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does Top of the Food Chain end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Top of the Food Chain easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise30

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Top of the Food Chain, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Top of the Food Chain, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Top of the Food Chain, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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