Vincent Must Die(2023)
2023 · Stéphan Castang · 109 min
Vincent finds himself under attack for no apparent reason overnight. When the phenomenon intensifies, he must run and change his way of life completely.
Fantasy · Horror · Thriller
6.2228 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Vincent Must Die scares
There's a constant low hum of paranoia running through this one, like the world has quietly turned against one man and nobody can explain why. It moves slowly and coldly, building unease through strange looks and sudden bursts of violence rather than jolts or gotcha moments. The scares come from isolation and not knowing who to trust, more than from blood or monsters, though things do get physically dangerous as it goes. It's an unsettling, thoughtful kind of scary that lingers more than it startles, good for people who like their horror strange and quietly disturbing rather than loud.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Vincent Must Die rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 22 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 72 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 66 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A strange, unsettling start keeps building in short bursts of danger, easing briefly in the middle before tightening again toward a tense final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5.
How scary is Vincent Must Die?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Vincent Must Die rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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