Amnesiac(2015)
2015 · Michael Polish · 90 min
The story of a man who wakes up in bed suffering from memory loss after being in an accident, only to begin to suspect that his wife may not be his real wife and that a web of lies and deceit deepen inside the house where he soon finds himself a prisoner.
Thriller · Mystery · Drama · Horror
4.6169 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Amnesiac scares
Amnesiac creeps along slowly, built more on unease and confusion than on shocks or scares. The fear here comes from not being able to trust your own mind, being stuck in one house, and slowly realizing something is very wrong with the people around you. There's no monster or ghost, just a quiet, claustrophobic dread that builds through suspicion and control rather than violence. It's a slow, moody watch for people who like mysteries that mess with your head more than movies that make you jump.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Amnesiac rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 88 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 60 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow, disorienting build of domestic unease that tightens steadily into a tense, claustrophobic back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is Amnesiac?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Amnesiac rates 2/5 — moderately 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 restrained with gore and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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