We Are What We Are(2013)
2013 · Jim Mickle · 105 min
The Parkers, reclusive people who cling to ancient customs, find their secret lives threatened when a torrential downpour and the death of the family matriarch forces daughters Iris and Rose to assume special responsibilities.
Drama · Horror · Thriller
5.8602 votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How We Are What We Are scares
We Are What We Are moves like a slow, waterlogged nightmare, soaking in family dread and religious guilt long before anything violent happens. The horror comes from watching tradition and obligation quietly poison a household, more unsettling than jumpy, with rain and mud giving everything a heavy, damp, suffocating mood. When the violence does arrive, it's blunt and grim rather than flashy, and it lands hard. This is for people who like their horror slow, sad, and dread-soaked rather than fast or fun.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, We Are What We Are rates psychological 4/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 75 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, somber simmer that quietly tightens its grip before erupting into a brutal final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5.
How scary is We Are What We Are?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, We Are What We Are rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, 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 moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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