Welcome to Leith

Welcome to Leith

Know your neighbors.

Directed by Christopher K. Walker, Michael Beach Nichols

Produced by Sundial Pictures, No Weather Productions

201585 min6.6 / 10

A tense documentary thriller about a small North Dakota community's struggle against an encroaching white supremacist threat, grounded in real paranoia and the fracturing of neighborly bonds.

In September 2012, the tiny prairie town of Leith, North Dakota, sees its population of 24 grow by one. As the new resident's behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor.

Questions people ask

  • Is Welcome to Leith easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Welcome to Leith sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Welcome to Leith end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Welcome to Leith scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Welcome to Leith violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Welcome to Leith

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Welcome to Leith

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Welcome to Leith, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Welcome to Leith, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Welcome to Leith, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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