
The Old Ways
Taste attributes: fantasyhorrordramamonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarycomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA fantastical, unsavoury horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.6 /10
TMDB · 182 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origin, travels to her ancestral home in Veracruz to investigate a story of sorcery and healing. There, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim she's the devil incarnated.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Soapbox Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











