Sightless(2020)
2020 · Cooper Karl · 89 min
After an attack renders her blind, Ellen withdraws from the world to recover. But soon she plunges into paranoia, unable to convince anyone that her assailant has returned to terrorize her by hiding in plain sight.
Thriller · Horror
6.7429 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Sightless scares
There's a constant unsettled feeling of not being able to trust your own senses, since so much of the fear comes from not knowing what's really happening around the main character. The pace is slow and claustrophobic, spending most of its time inside one apartment as paranoia builds instead of jumping straight to action. It leans on tension and isolation more than shocks, with only occasional bursts of real physical danger. This is best for people who like quiet, uneasy thrillers about being unable to trust your surroundings rather than fans of gore or constant scares.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Sightless rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 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: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, disorienting build of quiet unease that keeps tightening until it turns into a relentless final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Sightless?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Sightless 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 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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