The Djinn(2021)
2021 · Justin Powell & David Charbonier · 82 min
A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire.
Horror · Thriller
5.6189 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How The Djinn scares
There's a tight, closed-in tension to this one since almost the whole thing happens in one small apartment with barely any dialogue. The fear builds slowly through silence and stillness, using the boy's inability to call for help or explain what's happening to make everything feel more helpless. It leans more on dread and unease than on blood or gore, with only occasional jolts. Good for people who like quiet, patient horror and don't need constant action to stay tense.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Djinn rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 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, quiet start in a single small space that steadily tightens into a nonstop, breathless back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is The Djinn?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Djinn 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 restrained with gore 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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