Trick

Trick

Always choose treat.

Directed by Patrick Lussier

Produced by Trix2019, RLJ Entertainment

2019101 min5.8 / 10

A dark, gore-heavy slasher that uses Halloween's cyclical return to frame a cat-and-mouse hunt between detective and masked killer.

A detective tries to track down a masked killer who reappears every Halloween to wreak bloody havoc.

Questions people ask

  • Is Trick violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

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

  • Is Trick easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Trick end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Trick 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise50

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Trick

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Trick

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Trick, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Trick, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Trick, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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