The Soul(2021)
2021 · Cheng Wei-hao · 130 min
The founder of a corporation developing a futuristic cancer treatment is brutally murdered, and a prosecutor sidelined by the illness asks to lead the case, assisted by his newly pregnant detective wife.
Mystery · Science Fiction · Thriller · Drama · Horror
6.9104 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How scary is The Soul?
There's a heavy, uneasy weight to this one, like watching a family unravel a secret that keeps getting stranger the closer you look. It moves slowly and moodily, more like a mystery drama than a horror movie, letting dread build through suspicious looks and half-answers rather than shocks. The fear here comes from creeping unease about identity and what's really going on inside people you thought you knew, not from chases or blood. It's a good pick if you like your horror quiet, sad, and thought-provoking rather than loud or gory.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Soul rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 65 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-building mystery that steadily tightens its grip, with tension simmering under investigation scenes before surging into a tense, unsettling back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4.
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