I Spit on Your Grave(2010)
2010 · Steven R. Monroe · 108 min
A beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject her to a nightmare of degradation, rape, and violence.
Thriller · Crime · Horror
6.52.7k votes
TMDB score
5/5
Intensity
5/5
Gore
5/5
Stays with you
How scary is I Spit on Your Grave?
Watching this feels less like being scared and more like being put through an ordeal alongside the main character, with long stretches of dread followed by explicit, drawn-out violence. There are no ghosts or jump scares here, just human cruelty shown in unflinching detail, first as suffering and later as brutal payback. The pacing is slow and grinding rather than thrilling, letting discomfort build instead of releasing it in quick jolts. This is for viewers who can handle harsh, real-world brutality and want a punishing, upsetting watch rather than a fun scare.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, I Spit on Your Grave rates psychological 4/5, visceral 5/5, gore 5/5, lingering effect 5/5, and overall intensity 5/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 5 of 5
- Lingering: 5 of 5
- Intensity: 5 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 100 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 92 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 slow, uneasy setup gives way to a brutal, prolonged ordeal, then settles into a grim, methodical back half of escalating confrontations.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4.
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