Like Minds(2006)
2006 · Gregory J. Read · 110 min
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
Thriller · Mystery · Horror · Crime
6.4132 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Like Minds scares
The story unfolds mostly through interviews and flashbacks, slowly piecing together what happened rather than jumping straight into action. It builds like a puzzle, with tension coming from uncertainty about who's telling the truth and what really went on between two troubled teens. The fear here isn't jump scares or gore, it's the slow creep of realizing how twisted young minds can become. This fits people who like moody psychological mysteries more than viewers looking for a traditional scare.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Like Minds rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-building psychological puzzle that gradually tightens its grip, with mounting tension leading to an intense final stretch before a slightly calmer resolution.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is Like Minds?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Like Minds rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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