Urban Legend

Urban Legend

What you don't believe can kill you.

Directed by Jamie Blanks

Produced by Phoenix Pictures, Neal H. Moritz Productions

1998100 min5.7 / 10

A slasher thriller that weaponizes urban legends as a killing mechanism, trading psychological depth for visceral scares and body-count momentum.

A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Urban Legend violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

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

  • Is Urban Legend one of a kind? No. Less singular than 94% of films.

  • Does Urban Legend end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

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

  • Is Urban Legend sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Urban Legend, and what each one shares →

Like Urban Legend

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Urban Legend

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Urban Legend, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Urban Legend, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Urban Legend, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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