Wired Shut

Wired Shut

Nowhere to run. No way to scream.

Directed by Alexander Sharp

Produced by Motion Picture Exchange, Sharpy

202195 min5.1 / 10

A tense survival thriller built on the vulnerability of a silenced protagonist and the fraught reconnection between an estranged father and daughter forced into moral extremity.

Reed Rodney, a disillusioned, world-famous novelist, is recovering at his remote mountain home from major reconstructive jaw surgery, which has rendered him physically unable to speak. Reed receives an unexpected visit from his estranged daughter, Emmy. After a life-threatening secret is exposed and upends their reality as they know it, Reed and Emmy must decide how far they are willing to go together in the name of survival and redemption.

Questions people ask

  • Is Wired Shut easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Wired Shut scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Wired Shut violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Wired Shut sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Wired Shut end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Wired Shut

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Wired Shut

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wired Shut, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Wired Shut, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wired Shut, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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