Supernova(2000)
2000 · Walter Hill · 91 min
Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.
Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller
5.0454 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How scary is Supernova?
It opens like a quiet space-rescue drama, with a crew doing routine work far from home, before shifting gears into a body-horror monster chase once a strange survivor comes aboard. The back half moves faster, trading atmosphere for chases, mutation, and a ticking-clock disaster setup. The scares lean more toward sudden shocks and creature reveals than slow dread, and the horror sits alongside a lot of straight sci-fi action. It's the kind of movie you watch for a fun, pulpy space-monster ride rather than something that will haunt you afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Supernova 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: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 35 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-drifting setup gradually tightens into mounting dread before building to a chaotic, high-intensity final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
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