Passion Play(2011)
2011 · Mitch Glazer · 94 min
An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.
Drama · Romance · Fantasy · Horror
4.7125 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Passion Play scares
The story unfolds like a moody crime drama with a strange, dreamlike fantasy element woven through it, rather than building toward any real scares. It stays quiet and melancholy for most of its runtime, leaning on romance and sadness more than dread or danger. There's a dark, gangster-world threat lurking around the edges, but it plays out as tension and tragedy, not horror in any traditional sense. This is really for people who want an odd, sad, offbeat love story with a magical realism twist, not for anyone looking to be scared.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Passion Play rates psychological 2/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 30 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, moody drama-fantasy that simmers with quiet tension rather than sharp scares, with a few tenser stretches before settling into a tense but subdued close.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2.
How scary is Passion Play?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Passion Play rates 1/5 — gentle by horror standards, 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 fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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