Last Night in Soho(2021)
2021 · Edgar Wright · 117 min
A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.
Horror · Mystery · Drama · Thriller
7.34k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Last Night in Soho scares
There's a dizzy, dreamlike pull to this one, like being swept up in a glamorous fantasy that slowly starts to feel wrong underneath. The mood shifts from dazzling nostalgia into something heavier and sadder, with flickers of ghostly imagery, mirrors, and faces in crowds that unsettle more than they jolt you. It leans on mounting dread and a sense of losing control over what's real rather than constant scares, though it does have a handful of sharp fright moments. This suits someone who wants a moody, stylish, emotionally heavy watch rather than a straightforward horror ride.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Last Night in Soho rates psychological 5/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 50 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 65 of 100 — leans Real-world
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 dazzling, dreamlike start that slowly curdles into mounting dread before a frantic, nightmarish final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Last Night in Soho?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Last Night in Soho rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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