Sleep Tight(2011)
2011 · Jaume Balagueró · 101 min
César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona.
Thriller · Horror
7.11.2k votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
5/5
Stays with you
How Sleep Tight scares
Sleep Tight builds its fear from watching someone quietly and patiently violate another person's life, one small intrusion at a time. There are no monsters or jolts here, just a mounting sense of dread as you realize how much control one calm, ordinary-looking man has over someone who has no idea she's in danger. The horror comes from helplessness and violation rather than blood or chases, and it sits heavy in your stomach rather than making you jump. This is one for people who want something quiet, uncomfortable, and hard to shake, not a fun scare-fest with the lights off for a party.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Sleep Tight rates psychological 5/5, visceral 3/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 5/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 5 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 90 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, queasy creep of discomfort that steadily tightens into an unbearable, suffocating finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is Sleep Tight?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Sleep Tight rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, 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 restrained with gore and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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