The Innocents(2021)
2021 · Eskil Vogt · 117 min
Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen.
Horror · Drama · Fantasy
6.9794 votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How scary is The Innocents?
The Innocents plays out slowly and quietly, following a group of young kids as ordinary summer days start to feel slightly off. The fear here isn't jump scares or chase scenes — it's a creeping unease that builds from watching children discover powers they don't understand and have no adult guidance for. There's real physical danger woven through it, and a few sudden, shocking bursts of violence, but most of the dread comes from watching innocence curdle in ways you can't look away from. It's a heavy, thoughtful kind of scary that sits with you afterward rather than one built for cheap thrills.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Innocents rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 35 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 80 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, sunlit slow-burn among kids that gradually curdles into a quietly harrowing, intense final stretch.
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