Men(2022)
2022 · Alex Garland · 100 min
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.
Horror · Thriller · Fantasy
6.11.4k votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
5/5
Stays with you
How Men scares
There's a heavy, uneasy feeling that builds slowly and never really lets up, like something is wrong just under the surface of a pretty, peaceful place. The pace is patient and dreamlike for most of the runtime, with tension coming from strange repeated faces and quiet menace rather than jump scares, before it suddenly tips into something much stranger and more graphic near the end. It leans hard into body horror and surreal imagery rather than blood-and-guts violence for its own sake, and the ideas behind it stick with you longer than any single scary moment. This is one for people who like their horror thoughtful, symbolic, and a little unsettling to think about afterward, not for anyone wanting quick scares.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Men rates psychological 5/5, visceral 3/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 5/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 5 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 40 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 85 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, quietly unsettling drift through pastoral calm that tightens into dread before exploding into a relentless, surreal final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Men?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Men rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, 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 heavy on gore and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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