Kinds of Kindness(2024)
2024 · Yorgos Lanthimos · 164 min
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Comedy · Drama
6.51.3k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Kinds of Kindness scares
There's a constant low hum of unease here, the kind that comes from watching people give up their free will and not knowing if you should laugh or feel sick about it. Told in three separate stories with the same actors playing different roles, it moves at a deadpan, controlled pace, with dialogue delivered flatly even during shocking moments. The scares aren't jumps or monsters, they're about control, obedience, and how far people will go for approval or love, with sudden bursts of violence or self-harm that land harder because the tone stays so calm. It's more for people who like uncomfortable, thought-provoking dark comedy than anyone looking for traditional horror thrills.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Kinds of Kindness rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 88 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 68 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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Three separate stories each start calm and slowly tighten into deeply uncomfortable territory, resetting each time before the final chapter pushes hardest.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5.
How scary is Kinds of Kindness?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Kinds of Kindness 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 genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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