Altitude(2010)
2010 · Kaare Andrews · 90 min
After a mysterious malfunction sends their small plane climbing out of control, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends find themselves trapped in a deadly showdown with a supernatural force.
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
4.7254 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Altitude scares
Altitude traps you in a small plane cabin with a group of friends as things go wrong in the sky, and that cramped setting does a lot of the work here. The fear builds through confusion and rising panic as the situation gets stranger, mixed with a few jolts once the strange force makes itself known. It leans more into weird, otherworldly dread than blood or gore, so don't expect much on-screen violence. It's a decent pick if you want a short, moody scare that doesn't leave you shaken for days.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Altitude rates psychological 3/5, visceral 3/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 25 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 40 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A jittery setup gives way quickly to mounting claustrophobic dread that keeps ratcheting up into a chaotic, high-intensity final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Altitude?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Altitude rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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