6.31.6k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How MaXXXine scares
There's a stylish, neon-lit tension to this one that feels more like a moody thriller than a straight-up scare fest. It moves slowly for long stretches, building mystery and paranoia around a stalking killer, then snaps into short bursts of sharp violence. The fear here comes less from dread and more from the threat of exposure and violence catching up to someone with a secret past. It's a good pick if you like glossy, retro Hollywood crime stories with a slasher edge rather than something that will actually haunt you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, MaXXXine rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 40 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, stylish simmer of unease that gradually tightens into scattered jolts before boiling over in a violent final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is MaXXXine?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, MaXXXine 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 fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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