They/Them(2022)
2022 · John Logan · 104 min
Campers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endure unsettling psychological techniques while the campsite is stalked by a mysterious killer.
Horror · Mystery
4.7259 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How They/Them scares
They/Them spends most of its time as a drama about a conversion camp, with the slasher plot sitting quietly in the background for long stretches. The horror parts are mild and infrequent, more mood than scare, so tension builds slowly and rarely erupts into anything intense. It's not really built to frighten you; it leans on discomfort about the camp's real-world cruelty more than any stalking threat. Good for someone curious about the social angle who doesn't need much actual horror to stay interested.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, They/Them rates psychological 2/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-simmering drama with occasional jolts of tension that only tightens into a rushed, more intense stretch near the very end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.
How scary is They/Them?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, They/Them rates 1/5 — gentle by horror standards, 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 restrained with gore and scary but not punishing. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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